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CHRISTIAN FLEEING FROM THE CITY OF DESTRUCTION. 



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PILGRIM'S PROGRESS, 



IN 



WORDS OF ONE SYLLABLE, 

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BY 

MAR\ GO DOLPHIN,^-.: 

AUTHOR OF "ROBINSON CRUSOE," "EVENINGS AT HOME," AND "THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON. 



WITH COLORED ILLUSTRATIONS. 



N E W Y O R K : 

MCLOUGHLIN BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS. 



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AUTHORS PREFACE. 



IN offering to the public another volume on my plan 
of reducing popular tales into words of One Syllable 
exclusively, I wish it to be clearly understood that it is 
intended for Adtclt Beginners, no less than for Children, 
There is a large class of persons who do not begin to 
acqtiire the art of reading till somewhat late in life, 
and it is for such that I think a book of this Character 
is peculiarly applicable. 

It may be objected that my syste7n involves the ttse of 
zvords which, though short, a7'e difficult to 2i7iderstand, a7id 
might be made more intelligible iji polysyllabic language. 
But I have endeavored as far as possible to avoid ha^^d 
and technical expressions, and I cannot but think that the 
7nere fact of the brevity of the words mitst be a great 
attraction to beginners of all ages. By this jnethod the 



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labor of dividing and acceiitiiating words is avoided : 
a diffimlty which pupils who have only attained to the 
knowledge of monosyllables cannot conquer by independent 
effort. 

I take this opportunity of acknowledging tlie great 
favor with which 7ny previous books of the sa^ne charac- 
ter have bee7i received, and I a?n glad to hear that they 
have been found useful as Pinzes in Schools. 

I have thought it necessary to 7'etain all the names of 
Persons and Places in their original form, but this is 
the only exception to my general rule. 



PILGRIM'S PROGRESS. 



AS I went through the 
wild waste of this 
world, I came to a place 
where there was a den, 
and I lay down in it to 
sleep. While I slept, I 
had a dream, and lo ! I 
saw a man whose clothes 
were in rags, and he stood 
with his face from his own 
house, with a book in his 
hand, and a great load on 
his back. I saw him read 
from the leaves of a book, 
and as he read, he wept 
and shook with fear ; and 
at lenofth he broke out 
with a loud cry, and said. 
What shall I do to save 
my soul ? 



So in this plight he went 
home, and as long as he 
could he held his peace, 
that his wife and babes 
should not see his grief 
But at length he told them 
his mind, and thus he 
spoke, — O my dear wife, 
and you my babes, I, your 
dear friend, am full of woe, 
for a load lies hard on me ; 
and more than this, I have 
been told that our town 
will be burnt with fire, in 
which I, you my wife, and 
you my sweet babes, shall 
be lost, if means be not 
found to save us. 

This sad tale struck all 
who heard him with awe, 



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not that they thought what 
he said to them was true, 
but that they had fears 
that some weight must be 
on his mind ; so, as night 
now drew near, they were 
in hopes that sleep might 
soothe his brain, and with 
all haste they got him to bed. 
When the morn broke, 
they sought to know how 
he did? He told them. 
Worse and worse ; and he 
set to talk once more in 
the same strain as he had 
done ; but they took no 
heed of it. By and by, to 
drive off his fit, they spoke 
harsh words to him ; at 
times they would laugh, at 
times they would chide, and 
then set him at nouo^ht. 
So he went to his room to 
pray for them, as well as to 
nurse his own grief He 
would go, too, in the woods 



to read and muse, and thus 
for some weeks he spent 
his time. 

Now I saw, in my dream, 
that one day as he took 
his walk in the fields with 
his book in his hand, he 
eave a crroan. — for he felt 
as if a cloud were on his 
soul, — and he burst out as 
he was wont to do, and 
said. Who will save me ? I 
saw, too, that he gave wild 
looks this way and that, as 
if he would rush off; yet 
he stood still, for he could 
not tell which way to go. 
At last, a man, whose name 
was Evangelist, came up 
to him and said, Why dost 
thou weep ? 

He said. Sir, I see by 
this book in my hand that 
I am to die, and that then 
God will judge me. Now 
I dread to die. 



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Evangelist. — Why do 
you fear to die, since this 
Hfe is fraught with woe ? 

The man said, I fear lest 
a hard doom should wait 
me, and that this load on 
my back will make me sink 
down, till at last, I shall 
find I am in Tophet. 

If this be your case, said 
Evangelist, why do you 
stand still ?■ 

But the man said, I know 
not where to go. 

Then he gave him a 
scroll with these words on 
it, "Fly from the wrath to 
come." 

When the man read it 
he said. Which way must 
I fly? 

Evangelist held out his 
hand to point to a gate in 
a wide field, and said. Do 
you see the Wicket Gate ? 

The man said, No. 



Do you see that light ? 

He then said, I think I 
do. 

Keep that light in your 
eye, quoth Evangelist, and 
go straight up to it ; so 
shall you see the gate, at 
which, when you knock, it 
shall be told you what you 
are to do. 

Then I saw in my dream 
that Christian — for that was 
his name — set off to run. 

Now he had not eone 
far from his own door, 
when his wife and young 
ones, who saw him, gave 
a loud wail to beg of him 
to come back ; but the man 
put his hands to his ears, 
and ran on with a cry of 
''Life! Life!" The friends 
of his wife, too, came out 
to see him run, and as 
he went, some were heard 
to mock him, some to use 



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threats, and there were two 
who set off to fetch him 
back by force, the names 
of whom were Obstinate 
and Phable. Now, by this 
time, the man had gone a 
good way off, but at last 
they came up to him. 

Then said Christian, 
Friends, why are you 
come ? 

To bid you go back with 
us, said they. 

But, quoth he, that can 
by no means be ; you 
dwell in The City of De- 
struction, the place where 
I, too, was born. I know 
it to be so, and there you 
will die and sink down to 
a place which burns with 
fire; be wise, good friends, 
and come with me. 

What ! and leave our 
goods, and all our kith and 
kin? 



Yes, said Christian, for 
that a// which you might 
leave is but a grain to that 
which I seek, and if you 
will g-Q with me and hold 
it firm, you shall fare as 
well as I ; for there, where 
I go, you will find all you 
want and to spare. Come 
with me, and prove my 
words. 

Obstinate. — What are 
the things you seek, since 
you leave all the world to 
find them ? 

Christian. — I seek those 
joys that fade not, which 
are laid up in a place of 
bliss — safe there for those 
who g-Q in search of them. 
Read it so, if you will, in 
my book. 

Obstinate. — Tush ! Ofl' 
with your book. Will you 
eo back with us or no ? 

Christian. — No, not I, 



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for I have laid my hand to 
the plough. 

Obstinate. — Come, friend 
Pliable, let us turn back 
and leave him ; there is a 
troop of such fools who, 
when they take up with a 
whim by the end, are more 
wise in their own eyes than 
ten men who know how to 
think. 

Pliable. — Nay, do not 
scorn him ; if what the 
good Christian says is true, 
the things he looks to are 
of more worth than ours : 
my heart leans to what he 
says. 

Obstinate. — What! more 
fools still ! Go back, go 
back, and be wise. 

Christian. — Nay, but do 
you come with your friend 
Pliable ; there are such 
things to be had as those I 
just spoke of, and more too. 



If you give no heed to 
me, read here in this book 
which comes to us from 
God, who could not lie. 

Pliable. — Well, friend 
Obstinate, I think now I 
have come to a point; and 
I mean to w with this eood 
man, and to cast my lot in 
with his. Then said he to 
Christian, Do you know 
the way to the place you 
speak of? 

Christian. — I am told 
by a man whose name is 
Evangelist, to do my best 
to reach a gate that is in 
front of us, where I shall 
be told how to find the 
way. 

So they went on side 
by side. 

Obstinate. — And I will 
go back to my place ; I 
will not be one of such 
vain folk. 



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Now I saw in ni)' dream, . Christian. — That there 
that when Obstinate was ! are crowns of h^ht in store 



gone back, Christian and 
PHable set off to cross the 
plani, and they spoke thus 
as they went : — 

Christian. — Well, Pliable, 
how do you do now? I am 
glad you have a mind to 
go with me. 

Pliable. — Come, friend 
Christian, since there are 
none but we two here, tell 
me more of the things of 
which we ^o in search. 

Christian. — I can find 
them in my heart, though 
I know not how to speak 
of them with my tongue ; 
but yet, since you wish 
to know, this book tells us 
of a world that has no 
bounds, and a life that has 
no end. 

Pliable. — Well said, and 
what else ? 



for us, and robes that will 
make us shine like the sun. 

Pliable. — This, too, is 
good ; and what else ? 

Christian. — That there 
shall be no more care nor 
grief; for he that owns the 
place will wipe all tears 
from our eyes. 

Pliable. — And what 
friends shall we find there? 

Christian. — There we 
shall be with all the saints, 
in robes so bright that our 
eyes will grow dim to look 
on them. There shall we 
meet those w^ho in this 
world have stood out for 
the faith, and have been 
burnt on the stake, and 
thrown to wild beasts, for 
the love they bore to the 
Lord. They will not harm 
us, but will greet us with 



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love, for they all walk in 
the sight of God. 

Pliable. — But how shall 
we get to share all this ? 

Christian. — The Lord of 
that land saith, if we wish 
to gain that world we shall 
be free to have it. 

Pliable. — Well, my good 
friend, glad am I to hear of 
these things : come on, let 
us mend our pace. 

Christian. — I can not go 
so fast as I would, for this 
load on my back. 

Then I saw in my dream 
that just as they had come 
to an end of this talk, they 
drew near to a slough that 
was in the midst of the 
plain, and as they took no 
heed, they both fell in. The 
name of the slough was 
Despond. Here they lay 
for a time m the mud ; and 
the load that Christian had 



on his back made him sink 
all the more in the mire. 

Pliable. — Ah ! friend 
Christian, where are you 
now ? 

Christian. — In truth, I 
do not know. 

Then Pliable said to his 
friend, " Is this the bliss of 
which you have told me 
all this while ? If we have 
such ill speed when we first 
set out, what may we look 
for twixt this and the end 
of our way? And with that 
he got out of the mire on 
that side of the slough 
which was next to his own 
house ; then off he went, 
and Christian saw him no 
more. 

So Christian was left to 
strive in the Slough of 
Despond as well as he 
could ; yet his aim was to 
reach that side of the 



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slough that was next The 
Wicket Gate, which at last 
he did, but he could not get 
out for the load that was 
on his back ; till I saw in 
my dream that a man came 
to him whose name was 
Help. 

What do you do here ? 
said Help. 

Christian. — I was bid 
to go this way by Evangel- 
ist, who told me to pass 
up to yon gate, that I 
might flee from the wrath 
to come, and on my way 
to it I fell in here. 

Help. — But why did you 
not look for the steps ? 

Christian. — Fear came 
so hard on me that I fled 
the next way and fell in. 

Help. — Give me your 
hand. 

So he gave him his 
hand, and he drew him 



out, and set him on firm 
ground, and bade him go 
on his way. 

Then in my dream I 
went up to Help and said 
to him, Sir, since this place 
is on the way from The 
City of Destruction to The 
Wicket Gate, how is it 
that no one mends this 
patch of ground, so that 
those who come by may 
not fall in the slough ? 

Help. — This slough is 
such a place as no one can 
mend. It is the spot to 
which doth run the scum 
and filth that wait on sin, 
and that is why men call 
it the Slough of Despond. 
When the man of sin wakes 
up to a sense of his own 
lost state, doubts and fears 
rise up in his soul, and all 
of them drain down and 
sink in this place : and it is 



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this that makes the ground 
so bad. True there are good 
and sound steps in the 
midst of the slough, but at 
times it is hard to see them; 
or if they be seen, men's 
heads are so dull that they 
step on one side, and fall in 
the mire. But the ground 
is good when they have 
once got in at the gate. 

Now I saw in my dream 
that by this time Pliable 
had gone back to his house 
once more, and that his 
friends came to see him : 
some said how wise it was 
to come home, and some 
that he was a fool to have 
gone. Some, too, were 
found to mock him, who 
said — Well, had I set out, 
I would not have been so 
base as to come back for 
a slough in the road. So 
Pliable was left to sneak 



off; but at last he got more 
heart, and then all were 
heard to turn their taunts, 
and laugh at poor Christian. 
Thus much for Pliable. 

Now as Christian went 
on his way he saw a man 
come through the field to 
meet him, whose name was 
Mr. Worldly Wiseman, 
and he dwelt in the town 
of Carnal Policy, which was 
near that whence Christian 
came. He had heard some 
news of Christian ; for his 
flight from The City of De- 
struction had made much 
noise, and was now the talk 
far and near. So he said, 
How now, good Sir, where 
do you go with such a load 
on your back ? 

Christian. — In truth, it 
is a load ; and if you ask 
me where I go, I must tell 
you, Sir, I must go to The 



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Wicket Gate in front of 
me, lor there I shall be put 
in a wav to get quit of my 
load. 

Worldly Wiseman. — 
Have you not a wife and 
babes ? 

Christian. — Yes, but with 
this load I do not seem to 
care for them as I did ; and, 
in truth, I feel as if I had 
none. 

Worldly Wiseman. — 
Will you hear me if I speak 
my mind to you ? 

Christian. — If what you 
say be good, I will, for I 
stand much in need of 
help. 

Worldly Wiseman. — I 
would urge you then, with 
all speed, to get rid of your 
load ; for your mind will 
not be at rest till then. 

Christian. — That is just 
what I seek to do. But 



there is no man in our land 
who can take it off me. 

Worldly Wiseman. — 
Who bade you go this way 
to be rid of it ? 

Christian. — One that I 
took to be a great and true 
man ; his name is Evan- 



gelist. 



Worldly Wiseman. — 
Hark at what I say : there 
is no worse way in the 
world than that which he 
has sent you, and that you 
will find if you take him 
for your guide. In this 
short time you have met 
with bad luck, for I see 
the mud of the Slough of 
Despond is on your coat. 
Hear me, for I have seen 
more of the world than 
you ; in the way you go, 
you will meet with pain, 
woe, thirst, the sword too, 
— in a word, death ! Take 



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no heed of what Evange- 
Hst tells you. 

Christian. — Why, Sir, 
this load on my back is 
worse to me than all those 
things which you speak of; 
nay, I care not what I 
meet with in the way, if I 
can but get rid of my load. 

Worldly Wiseman. — 
How did you come by it 
at first ? 

Christian. — Why, I read 
this book. 

Worldly Wiseman. — 
Like more weak men I 
know, who aim at things 
too high for them, you have 
lost heart, and run in the 
dark at great risk, to gain 
you know not what. 

Christian. — I know what 
I would gain, it is ease for 
my load. 

Worldly Wiseman. — 
But why will you seek for 



ease thus, when I could 
put you in the way to gain 
it where there would be 
no risk ; and the cure is 
at hand. 

Christian. — Pray, Sir, 
tell me what that way is. 

Worldly Wiseman. — 
Well, in yon town, which 
you can see from hence — 
the name of which is Mo- 
rality — there dwells a man 
whose name is Legality, a 
wise man, and a man of 
some rank, who has skill 
to help men off with such 
loads as yours from their 
backs ; I know he has done 
a ereat deal of o-ood in that 
way ; ay, and he has the 
skill to cure those who, 
from the loads they bear, 
are not quite sound in their 
wits. To him, as L said, 
you may go and get help. 
His house is but a mile 



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from this place, and should 
he not be at home, he has a 
son whose name is Civility, 
who can do it just as well 
as his sire. There, I say, 
you may go to get rid of 
your load. I would not 
have you go back to your 
old home, but you can send 
for your wife and babes, 
and you will find that food 
there is cheap and good. 

Now was Christian 
brought to a stand ; but 
by and by he said, Sir, 
which is my way to this 
good man's house ? 

Worldly Wiseman. — Do 
you see that hill ? 

Christian. — Yes, I do. 

Worldly Wiseman. — By 
that hill you must go, and 
the first house you come 
to is his. 

So Christian went out of 
his way to find Mr. Le- 



gality's house to seek for 
help. 

But, lo, when he had got 
close up to the hill, it was so 
steep and high that he had 
fears lest it should fall on 
his head ; so he stood still, 
as he knew not what to do. 
His load, too, was of more 
weight to him than when 
he was on the right road. 
Then came flamesof fire out 
of the hill, that made him 
quake for fear lest he should 
be burnt. And now it was 
a great grief to him that he 
had lent his ear to World- 
ly Wisernan ; and it was 
well that he just then saw 
Evangelist come to meet 
him; though at the sight 
of him he felt a deep blush 
creep on his face for shame. 
So Evancrelist drew near, 
and when he came up to 
him, he said, with a sad 




CHRISTIAN DROPPING HIS LOAD AT THE SIGHT OF THE CROSS. 



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look; What dost thou here, 
Christian ? 

To these words Christian 
knew not what to say, so 
he stood quite mute. Then 
Evangehst went on thus : 
Art not thou the man that 
I heard cry in The City of 
Destruction ? 

Christian. — Yes, dear 
Sir, I am the man. 

Evangehst. — Did not I 
point out to thee the way 
to the Wicket Gate ? 

Christian. — Yes, you did, 
Sir. 

Evangehst. — How is it, 
then, that thou hast so soon 
gone out of the way ? 

Christian. — When I had 
got out of the Slough of 
Despond I met a man who 
told me that in a town 
near, I might find one who 
could take off my load. 
Evangelist.-What was he ? 



Christian. — He had fair 
looks, and said much to me, 
and got me at last to yield ; 
so I came here. But when 
I saw this hill, and how 
steep it was, I made a stand, 
lest it should fall on my 
head. 

Evangelist. — What said 



e man 



to tl 



lee : 



? 



th 

When Evangelist had 
heard from Christian all 
that took place, he said : 
Stand still a while, that I 
may show thee the words 
of God. 

So Evangelist went on 
to read, 'Now the just shall 
live by faith, but if a man 
draw back, my soul shall 
have no joy in him.' Is not 
this the case with thee ? 
said he : Hast not thou 
drawn back thy feet from 
the way of peace, to thine 
own cost ; and dost thou 



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not spurn the most high 
God? 

Then Christian fell down 
at his feet as dead, and said : 
Woe is me ! Woe is me ! 

At the sight of which, 
EvangeHst caught him by 
the right hand, and said : 
Faith hopes all things. 

Then did Christian find 
some peace, and stood up. 

Evangelist — I pray thee 
ofive more heed to the 
thincTs that I shall tell thee 
of The Lord says, 'Strive 
to <iio in at the strait o-ate, 
the eate to which I send 
thee, for strait is the gate 
that leads to life, and few 
there be that find it.' Why 
didst thou set at nought the 
words of God, for the sake 
of Mr. Worldly Wiseman? 
That is, in truth, the right 
name for such as he. The 
Lord hath told thee that 'he 



who will sa\^e his life shall 
lose it.' He to whom thou 
wast sent for ease. Legality 
by name, could not set thee 
free ; no man yet has got 
rid of his load through him; 
he could but show thee 
the way to woe, for by the 
deeds of the law no man 
can be rid of his load. So 
that Mr. Worldlv Wiseman 
and his friend Mr. Leoal- 
ity are false guides ; and 
as for his son Civility, he 
could not help thee. 

Now Christian, in great 
dread, could think of nought 
but death, and sent forth a. 
sad cry in grief that he had 
gone from the right way. 
Then he spoke once more to 
Evangelist in these words: 
— Sir, what think you? Is 
there hope? May I now 
go back, and strive to reach 
The Wicket Gate? I grieve 



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that I rave ear to this man's | on it, that those who would 



voice ; but mav mv sni find 



grace : 



Evangehst. — Thy sin is 
great, for thou hast gone 
from the way that is good, 



knock could 2^0 in, he e^ve 
two or three knocks, and 
said : May I go in here ? 

At last there came a 
grave man to the rate, 



to tread in false paths, yet whose name was Good-will, 
will the man at the rate i and he said ; Who is there; 
let thee through, for he has whence come you, and what 
love and eood will for all would vou have ? 



men ; but take heed that 
thou turn not to the right 
hand or to the left. 



Christian. — I come from 
The City of Destruction 
with a load of Sins on my 



Then did Christian make back; but I am on my way 
a move to go back, and to Mount Zion, that I may 
Evanofelist eave him a kiss be free from the wrath to 



and one smile, and bade 
him God speed. 

So he went on with haste, 
nor did he speak on the 
road ; and could by no 



come; and as I have been 
told that my way is through 
this gate, I would know, 
Sir, if vou will let me in ? 
Good-will. — With all my 



means feel safe till he was heart. 

in the path which he had ; So he flung back the 
left. In time, he got up to 1 gate. But just as Christian 
the gate. And as he saw I went in, he gave him a 
by the words which he read pull. 



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Then said Christian : 
What means that ? Good- 
will told him that a short 
way from this gate there 
was a strong fort, of which 
Beelzebub was the chief, 
and that from thence he and 
the rest that dwelt there 
shot darts at those that 
came up to the gate to try 
if they could kill them ere 
they got in. 

Then said Christian : I 
come in with joy and with 
fear. So when he had gone 
in, the man at the gate said : 
Who sent you here ? 

Christian. — Evangelist 
bade me come and knock 
(as I did) ; and he said that 
you. Sir, would tell me 
what I must do. 

Good-will. — The door is 
thrown back wide for you 
to come in, and no man can 
shut it. 



Christian. — Now I seem 
to reap the good of all the 
risks I have met with on 
the way. 

Good-will. — But how is 
it that no one comes with 
you ? 

Christian. — None of my 
friends saw that there was 
cause of fear, as I did. 

Good-will. — Did they 
know of your flight ? 

Christian. — Yes, my wife 
and young ones saw me go, 
and I heard their cries as 
they ran out to try and stop 
me. Some of my friends, 
too, would have had me 
come home, but I put my 
hands to my ears, and so 
came on my way. 

Good-will. —But did none 
of them come out to beg of 
you to go back ? 

Christian. — Yes, both 
Obstinate and Pliable came, 



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but when they found that 
I would not yield, Obsti- 
nate went home, but Plia- 
ble came with me as far as 
the Slough of Despond. 

Good-will. — Why did he 
not come through it ? 

When Christian told him 
the rest, he said: Ah, poor 
man ! Is a world of bliss 
such a small thing to him, 
that he did not think it 
worth while to run a few 
risks to orain it ? 

Sir, said Christian, there 
IS not much to choose twixt 
him and me. 

Then he told Good-will 
how he had been led from 
the straight path by Mr. 
Worldly Wiseman. 

Good-will. — Oh, did he 
light on you ? What ! He 
would have had you seek 
for ease at the hands of 
Mr. Legality. They are. 



in truth, both of them 
cheats. And did you take 
heed of what he said ? 

Christian then told him 
all. But now that I am 
come, said he, I am more 
fit for death, than to stand 
and talk to my Lord. But 
oh, the joy it is to me to 
be here ! 

Good-will. — We keep 
none out that knock at this 
gate, let them have done 
what they may ere they 
came here; for they are 'in 
no wise cast out.' So, good 
Christian, come with me, 
and I will teach you the 
way you must go. Look 
in front. That is the way 
which was laid down by 
Christ and the wise men 
of old, and it is as straight 
as a rule can make it. 

Christian. — But is there 
no turn or bend by which 



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one who knows not the 
road might lose his way ? 

Good-will. — My friend, 
there are not a few that 
lead down to it, and these 
paths are wide: yet by this 
you may judge the right 
from the wrong — the right 
are straight and are by no 
means wide. 

Then I saw in my dream 
that Christian said : Could 
you not help me off with 
this load on my back ? — 
for as yet he had not got 
rid of it. He was told : 
As to your load, you must 
bear it till you come to the 
place of Deliverance, for 
there it will fall from your 
back. 

Then Christian would 
have set off on the road ; 
but Good-will said : Stop 
a while and let me tell you 
that when you have gone 



through the gate you will 
see the house of Mr. In- 
terpreter, at whose door 
you must knock, and he 
will show you good things. 
Then Christian took leave 
of his friend, who bade him 
God speed. 

He now went on till he 
came to the house at the 
door of which he was to 
knock; this he did two or 
three times. At last one 
came to the door and said : 



Wh 



o is 



th 



ere 



Christian. — I have come 
to see the o^ood man of the 
house. 

So in a short time Mr. 
Interpreter came to him 
and said : WHiat would you 
have ? 

Christian. — Sir, I am 
come from The City of 
Destruction, and am on 
my way to Mount Zion. I 



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23 



was told by the man that 
stands at the gate, that if I 
came here you would show 
me good things that would 
help me. 

Then Interpreter took 
Christian to a room, and 
bade his man bring a light, 
and there he saw on the 
wall the print of one who 
had a grave face, whose 
eyes were cast up to the 
sky, and the best of books 
was in His hand, the law 
of truth was on His lips, 
and the world was at His 
back. He stood as if He 
would plead for men, and a 
crown of orold hunsf near 
his head. 

Christian. — What does 
this mean ? 

Interpreter. — I have 
shown you this print first, 
for this IS He who is to be 
your sole guide when you 



can not find your way to 
the land to which you go ; 
so take good heed to what 
I have shown you, lest you 
meet with some who would 
feign to lead you right ; 
but their way goes down 
to death. 

Then he took him to a 
large room that was full of 
dust, for it had not been 
swept; and Interpreter told 
his man to sweep it. Now 
when he did so, such clouds 
of dust flew up, that it 
made Christian choke. 

Then said Interpreter to 
a maid that stood by: Make 
the floor moist that the dust 
may not rise ; and when 
she had done this, it was 
swept with ease. 

Christian. — What means 
this? 

Interpreter. — This room 
is the heart of that man 



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THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS. 



who knows not the grace ' keep all things so in thy 
of God. The dust is his mind that they may be a 
first sin and the vice that goad m thy sides ; and 
is in him. He that swept may faith guide thee ! 



first is the Law, but she 
who made the floor moist 
is The Book which tells 
Good News to Man. Now 
as soon as you saw the 



Then I saw in mv dream 
that the high way which 
Christian was to tread, had 
a wall on each side, and 
the name of that wall was 



first of these sweep, the Salvation. Up this high 
dust did so fly that the way did Christian run, 
room could not be made but with great toil for the 
clean by him ; this is to j load on his back. He ran 
show you that the law as it thus till he drew near to 
works does not cleanse the a place on which stood a 
heart from sin, but gives cross, and at the foot of it 
strength to sin, so as to a tomb. Just as Christian 
rouse it up in the soul. came up to the cross, his 
Then you next saw the | load slid from his back, 
maid come in to lay the close to the mouth of the 
dust ; so is sin made clean tomb, where it fell in, and 
and laid low by faith in I saw it no more. 



The Book. 



Then was Christian Qrlad, 



Now, said Christian, let and said with a gay heart: 



me eo hence. 



He gives me rest by his 



Well, said Interpreter, grief, and life by his death, 



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25 



Yet he stood still for a 
while, for he was struck 
with awe to think that the 
sio^ht of the cross should 
thus ease him of his load. 
Three or four times did he 
look on the cross and the 
tomb, and the tears rose 
to his eyes. As he stood 
thus and wept, lo, three 
Bright Ones came to him, 
and one of them said : 
Peace be to thee ! thou hast 
grace from thy sins. And 
one came up to him to 
strip him of his rags and 
put a new robe on him, 
while the third set a mark 
on his face, and gave him 
a roll with a seal on it, 
which he bade him look 
on as he ran, and give it 
in at The Celestial Gate ; 
and then they left him. 

Christian gave three leaps 
for joy, and sang as he 



went : AK, what a place is 
this ! Here did the strings 
crack that bound my load 
to me. Blest cross ! Blest 
tomb ! Nay, blest is the 
Lord that was put to shame 
for me ! 

He went on thus till he 
came to a vale where he 
saw three men who were 
in a sound sleep, with 
chains on their feet. The 
name of one was Simple, 
one Sloth, and the third 
Presumption. As Chris- 
tian saw them lie in this 
case, he went to wake them, 
and said : You are like 
those that sleep on the top 
of a mast, for the Dead Sea 
is at your feet. Wake, rise, 
and come with me. Trust 
me, and I will help you off 
with your chains. With 
that they cast their eyes up 
to look at him, and Simple 



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said : I would tain take 
more sleep. Presumption 
said : Let each man look to 
his own. And so they lay 
down to sleep once more. 

Then I saw m mv dream 
that two men leapt from 
the top of the wall and 
made o^reat haste to come 
up to him. Then' names 
were Formalist and Hy- 
pocrisy. 

Christian. — Sirs, whence 
come you, and where do 
you go ? 

Formalist and Hypoc- 
risy. — We were born in 
the land of \ am-glory, and 
are on our way to Mount 
Zion for praise. 

Christian. — W^hy came 
you not in at the Gate ? 
Know you not that he that 
comes not m at the door, 
but climbs up to get m, the 
same is a thief? 



They told him that to go 
throuoh the rate was too 
far round ; that the best 
way was to make a short 
cut of it, and climb the 
wall, as they had done. 

Christian. — But what 
will the Lord of the town 
to which we are bound 
think of it, if we go not 
in the way of his will ? 

They told Christian that 
he had no need for care 
on that score, for Ion or use 
had made it law^ and they 
could prove that it had 
been so for years. 

Christian. — But are you 
quite sure that your mode 
will stand a suit at law ? 

Yes, said they, no doubt 
of it. And if \ve get in 
the road at all, pray what 
are the odds? If we are 
in, wx are in ; you are but 
in the way, who come in 



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27 



at the gate, and we too are 
in the way that choose to 
cHmb the wall. Is not our 
case as good as yours ? 

Christian. — I walk by 
the rule of my Lord, but 
you walk by the rule of 
your own lusts. The Lord 
of the way will count you 
as thieves, and you will 
not be found true men in 
the end. 

I saw then that they all 



as far as the Spring of 
Life he drank of it, and 
then went up the hill. 
But when the two men 
saw that it was steep and 
high, and that there were 
three ways to choose from, 
one of them took the path 
the name of which is 
Danger, and lost his way 
in a great wood, and one 
of them went by the road 
of Destruction, which led 



went on till they came to him to a wide field full of 

the foot of the Hill of 

Difficulty, where there was 

a spring. There were m ' saw Christian go up the 



dark rocks, where he fell, 
and rose no more. I then 



the same place two more 
ways, one on the left hand 
and one on the right; but 
the path that Christian was 
told to take went straight 
up the hill, and its name is 
Difficulty, and he saw that 
the way of life lay there. 
Now when Christian got 



hill, where at first I could 
see him run, then walk, and 
then oro on his hands and 
knees, so steep was it. 
Now half way up was a 
cave made by the Lord of 
the hill, that those who 
came by might rest there. 
So here Christian sat down, 



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THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS. 



and took out the scroll and lound that th('y met with 

read it, till at last he fell more and more risk, so that 

off in a deep sleep which great fear came on them, 

kept him there till it was and all they could do was 

dusk ; and while he slept to turn l)ack: 

his scroll fell from his Yes, said Mistrust, for 

hand. At length a man just in front of us there lay 

came up to him and woke two beasts of prey in our 

him, and said : Go to the path ; we knew not if they 



ant, thou man of sloth, and 
learn of her to be wise. 

At this Christian gave a 
start, and sped on his way, 
and went at a quick pace. 



slept or not, but we thought 
that they would fall on us 
and tear our hmbs. 

Christian. — You rouse 
my fears. \\ here must I 



When he had got near ! fly to be safe ? If I go 
to the top of the hill, two ; back to my own town (De- 
men ran up to meet him, struction) I am sure to lose 
whose names were Tim- my life, but if I can get to 
orous and Mistrust, to The Celestial City, there 
whom Christian said, Sirs, shall I be safe. To turn 



what ails you ? You run 
the wrong way. 

Timorous said that Zion 
was the hill they meant to 



back is death ; to go on is 
fear of death, but when I 
come there, a life of bliss 
that knows no end. I will 



climb, but that w^hen they go on yet. 



had 



got 



half way they I So Mistrust and Tim- 



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29 



orous ran down the hill 
and Christian went on his 
way. Yet he thought once 
more of what he had heard 
from the men, and then he 
felt in his cloak for his 
scroll, that he might read 
it and find some peace. 
He felt for it but found it 
not. Then was Christian 
in great grief, and knew 
not what to do for the 
want of that which was to 
be his pa»ss to The Celestial 
City. At last, thought he : 
I slept in the cave by the 
side of the hill. So he fell 
down on his knees to pray 
that God would give him 
grace for this act ; and 
then went back to look for 
his scroll. But as he went, 
what tongue can tell the 
grief of Christian's heart ? 
Oh, fool that I am ! said 
he, to sleep in the day 



time ; so to give way to 
the flesh as to use for ease 
that rest which the Lord 
of the hill had made but 
for the help of the soul ! 

Thus, then, with tears 
and sighs, he went back, 
and with much care did 
he look on this side and 
on that for his scroll. At 
length he came near to the 
cave where he had sat and 
slept. How far, thought 
Christian, have I gone in 
vain ! . Such was the lot of 
the Jews for their sin; they 
were sent back by the way 
of the Red Sea ; and I am 
made to tread those steps 
with grief which I might 
have trod with joy, had it 
not been for this sleep. 
How far might I have 
been on my way by this 
time ! I am made to tread 
those steps thrice which I 



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THE PILGRIMS PROGRESS. 



need not to ha\'c trod but wild beasts stood m Ins 

once ; yea, now too I am way. Ah, thought he, 

Hke to be lost in the night, these beasts range \w the 

for the dav is well nigh night for their prey ; and 

spent. O that I had not if they should meet with 

slept ! me in the dark, how should 

Now by this time he I fly from them ? I see 

had come to the ca\'e once now the cause of all those 

more, where for a while he fears that drove Mistrust 

sat down and wept ; but at and Timorous back. 



last, as he cast a sad glance 
at the foot of the bench, he 



Still Christian went on, 
and while he thougrht thus 



saw his scroll, which he on his sad lot, he cast up 
caught up with haste, and I his eyes and saw a great 
put in his cloak. Words I house in front of him, the 
are too w^eak to tell the joy name of which was Beau- 
of Christian when he had | tiful, and it stood just by 
o-ot back his scroll. He ' the side of the high road. 

So he made haste and 
went on in the hope that 
he could rest there a while. 
The name of the man who 
kept the lodge of that 
house was Watchful, and 
when he saw that Christian 
made a halt as if he would 



laid it up in the breast of 
his coat, and gave thanks 
to God. With what a 
light step did he now 
climb the hill ! But, ere 
he got to the top, the sun 
went down on Christian, 
and he soon saw that two 



THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS. 



31 



eo back, he came out to 
him and said : Is thy 
strength so small ? Fear 
not the two wild beasts, 
for they are bound by 
chains, and are put here 
to try the faith of those 
that have it, and to find 
out those that have none. 
Keep in the midst of the 
path and no harm shall 
come to thee. 

Then I saw, in my 
dream, that still he went 
on in oTeat dread of the 
wild beasts ; he heard them 
roar, yet they did him no 
harm ; but when he had 
gone by them he went on 
with joy, till he came and 
stood in front of the lodee 
where Watchful dwelt. 

Christian. — Sir, what 
house is this? May I rest 
here to niorht ? 

Watchful. — This house 



was built by the Lord of 
the Hill to orive aid to 
those who climb up it for 
the good cause. Tell me, 
whence come you ? 

Christian. — I am come 
from the Town of De- 
struction, and am on my 
way to Mount Zion ; but 
the day is far spent, and 
I would, with your leave, 
pass the night here. 

Watchful. — What is 
your name ? 

Christian. — My name is 
now Christian, but at first 
it was Graceless. 

Watchful. — How is it 
you came so late ? The 
sun is set. 

Christian then told him 
why it was. 

Watchful— Well, I will 
call one that lives here, 
who, if she like your talk, 
will let you come in, for 



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THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS. 



th. 



► f tl 



le 



these are tne rules o 
house. 

So he rang a bell, at the 
sound of which there came 
out at the door a grave 
and fair maid, whose name 
was Discretion. When 
Watchful told her why 
Christian had come there, 
she said : What is your 
name ? 

It is Christian, said he, 
and I much wish to rest 
here to niorht, and the more 
so for I see this place was 
built by the Lord of the 
Hill, to screen those from 
harm who come to it. 

So she gave a smile, but 
the tears stood in her eyes ; 
and in a short time she 
said : I will call forth two 
or three more of our house ; 
and then she ran to the 
door and brought in Pru- 
dence, Piety, and Charity, 



who met him and said : 
Come in, thou blest of the 
Lord ; this house was built 
by the King of the Hill 
for such as you. Then 
Christian bent down his 
head, and went with them 
to the house. 

Piety. — Come, good 
Christian, since our love 
prompts us to take you in 
to rest, let us talk with you 
of all that you have seen 
on your way. 

Christian. — With a right 
good will, and I am glad 
that you should ask it of 
me. 

Prudence. — And, first, 
say what is it that makes 
you wish so much to go to 
Mount Zion ? 

Christian. — Why there I 
hope to see Him that did 
die on the Cross ; and 
there I hope to be rid of 




CHRISTIAN OVERCOMING APOLLYON. 



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ZZ 



all those thinors that to this 
day grieve and vex me. 
There, they say, is no 
death ; and there I shall 
dwell with such as love the 
Lord. 

Charity. — Have you a 
wife and babes ? 

Christian. — Yes, I have. 

Charity. — And why did 
you not bring them with 
you ? 

Christian then wept, and 
said : Oh, how glad should 
I have been to do so ! but 
they would not come with 
me, nor have me leave 
them. 



Thus did Christian talk 
with these friends till it 
grew dark, and then he 
took his rest in a large 
room, the name of which 
was Peace ; there he slept 
till break of day, and then 
he sang a hymn. 

They told him that he 
should not leave till they 
had shown him all the rare 
things that were in that 
place. There were to be 
seen the rod of Moses, the 
nail with which Jael slew 
Sisera, the lamps with 
which Gideon put to flight 
the host of Midian, and 
Charity. — And did you the ox goad with which 
pray to God to put it in Shamgar slew his foes. 



their hearts to eo with 
you ? 

Christian. — Yes, and 
that with much warmth, 
for you may think how 
dear they were to me. 



And they brought out the 
jaw bone of an ass with 
which Samson did such 
great feats, and the sling 
and stone with which Da- 
vid slew Goliath of Gath. 



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THE P ILGRIM'S PROGRESS. 



Then I saw in my 
dream that Christian rose 
to take his leave of Dis- 
cretion, and of Prudence, 
Pietv, and Charity, but 
they said that he must 
stav till the next day, that 
they might show him The 
Delectable Mountains ; so 
they took him to the top 
of the house, and bade him 
look to the South, which 
he did, and lo, a great way 
off, he saw a rich land, 
full of hills, woods, vines, 
shrubs, and streams. 

\\ hat is the name of 
this land ? said Christian. 

Then they told him it 
was Immanuel's Land. 
And, said they, It is as 
much meant for you, and 
the like of you, as this hill 
is ; and when you reach 
the place, there you may 
see the crate of The Ce- 



lestial Citv. Then thev 
gave him a sword, and put 
on him a coat of mail, 
which was proof from head 
to foot, lest he should meet 
some foe in the way ; and 
thev went with him down 
the hill. 

Of a truth, said Chris- 
tian, it IS as great a toil to 
come down the hill as it 
was to go up. 

Prudence. — So it is, for 
it is a hard thing for a man 
to oo down to The Vale of 
Humiliation, as thou dost 
now, and for this cause 
have we come wnth ^'ou to 
the foot of the hill. So, 
though he went with great 
care, yet he caught a slip 
or two. 

Then in my dream I saw 
that when they had got to 
the foot of the hill, these 
eood friends of Christian's 



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35 



gave him a loaf of bread, 
a flask of wine, and a 
bunch of dry grapes; and 
then they left him to go on 
his way. 

But now in this Vale 
ot Humiliation poor Chris- 
tian was hard put to it, for 
he had not gone far, ere he 
saw a foe come in the field 
to meet him,* whose name 
was ApoUyon. Then did 
Christian fear, and he cast 
in his mind if he would go 
back or stand his ground. 
But Christian thought that 
as he had no coat of mail 
on his back, to turn round 
might give Apollyon a 
chance to pierce it with 
his darts. So he stood his 
ground, for, thought he, if 
but to save my life were 
all I had m view, still the 
best way would be to 
stand. 



So he went on, and 
Apollyon met him with 
looks of scorn. 

Apollyon. — Whence 
come you, and to what 
place are you bound ? 

Christian. — I am come 
from The City of De- 
struction, which is the 
place of all sin, and I am 
on my way to Zion. 

Apollyon. — By this I 
see you are mine, for of all 
that land I am the Prince. 
Hqw is it, then, that you 
have left your king? 
Were it not that I have a 
hope that you may do me 
more good, I would strike 
you to the ground with 
one blow. 

Christian. — I was born 
in your realm, it is true, 
but you drove us too hard, 
and your wage was such 
as no man could live on. 



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THE PILGRIMS PROGRESS. 



Apollyon. — No prince 
likes to lose his men, nor 
will I as yet lose you ; so 
if you will come back, 
what my realm yields I 
will give you. 

Christian. — But I am 
bound by vows to the 
King of Kings; and how 
can I, to be true, go back 
with vou ? 

Apollyon. — You have 
made a change, it seems, 
from bad to worse ; but 
why not give Him the 
slip, and come back with 



me r 



? 



Christian. — I gave Him 
my faith, and swore to be 
true to Him: how can I 
go back from this ? 

Apollyon. — You did the 
same to me, and yet I will 
pass by all, if you will but 
turn and go back. 

Then, when Apollyon 



saw that Christian was 
stanch to his Prince, he 
broke out in a great rage, 
and said, I hate that 
Prince, and I hate his 
laws, and I am come out 
to stop you. 

Christian. — Take heed 
what you do. I am on the 
Kinor's hio^h way to Zion. 

Apollyon. — I am void 
of fear, and to prove that I 
mean what I say, here on 
this spot I will put thee to 
death. With that he threw 
a dart of fire at his breast, 
but Christian had a shield 
on his arm, with which he 
caught it. Then did Chris- 
tian draw his sword, for he 
saw it w^as time to stir ; 
and Apollyon as fast made 
at him, and threw darts as 
thick as hail ; with which, 
in spite of all that Christian 
could do, Apollyon gave 



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37 



him wounds in his head, 
hand, and foot. 

This made Christian 
pause in the fight for a 
time, but Apollyon still 
came on, and Christian 
once more took heart. 
They fought for half a day, 
till Christian, weak from 
his wounds, was well nigh 
spent in strength. When 
Apollyon saw this, he 
threw him down with 
great force ; on which 
Christian's sword fell out 
of his hand. Then said 
Apollyon, I am sure of 
thee now. 

But while he strove to 
make an end of Christian, 
that good man put out his 
hand in haste to feel for 
his sword, and caught it. 
Boast not, oh Apollyon ! 
said he, and with that he 
struck him a blow which 



made his foe reel back as 
one that had had his last 
wound. Then he spread 
out his wings and fled, so 
that Christian for a time 
saw him no more. 

Then there came to him 
a hand which held some 
of the leaves of the tree of 
life ; some of them Chris- 
tian took, and as soon as 
he had put them to his 
wounds, he saw them heal 
up. ^ 

Now near this place was 
the Valley of the Shadow 
of Death, and Christian 
must needs go through it 
to get to The Celestial 
City. It was a land of 
drought and full of pits, a 
land that none but such 
as Christia-n could pass 
through, and where no 
man dwelt. So that here 
he was worse put to it 



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THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS. 



than in his fii>"ht with 
Apollyon, which by and 
by we shall see. 

As he drew near the 
Shadow of Death he met 
with two men, to whom 
Christian thus spoke: — 
To what place do you 
go? 

Men. — Back! Back! 
and we would have you 
do the same if you prize 
life and peace. 

Christian. — But why? 

Men. — We went on as 
far as we durst. 

Christian. — What then 
have you seen ? 

Men.— Seen! Why the 
Valley of the Shadow of 
Death ; but by dint of 
good luck we caught sight 
of what lay in front of it, 
ere we came up. Death 
doth spread out his wings 
there. In a word it is a 



place full of bad men, 
where no law dwells. 

Christian. — I see not 
yet, by what you have told 
me, but that this is my 
way to Zion. 

Men. — Be it thy way 
then ; we will not choose 
it for ours. 

So they took their leave, 
and Christian went on, but 
still with his drawn sword 
in his hand, for fear lest 
he should meet once more 
with a foe. 

I saw then in my dream 
that so far as this vale 
went, there was on the 
right hand a deep ditch ; 
that ditch to which the 
blind have led the blind as 
lone as the world has been 
made. And lo, on the left 
hand there was a quag, in 
which if a man fall, he will 
find no firm ground for his 



THE PILGRIMS PROGRESS. 



39 



foot to stand on. The path 
way was not broad, and 
so orood Christian was the 
more put to it. This went 
on for miles, and in the 
midst of the vale was a 
deep pit. One thing which 
I saw in my dream I must 
not leave out ; it was this : 
— Just as Christian had 
come to the mouth of the 
pit, one of those who dwelt 
in it stept up to him, and 
in a soft tone spoke bad 
things to him, and took 
God's name in vain, which 
Christian thought must 
have come from the man's 
own mind. This put him 
out more than all the rest 
had done ; to think that 
he should take that name 
in vain for which he felt 
so deep a love, was a great 
grief to him. Yet there 
was no help for it. Then 



he thought he heard a 
voice which said : Though 
I walk through the Valley 
of the Shadow of Death, I 
will fear no harm^ for thou 
art with me. 

Now as Christian went 
on, he found there was a 
rise in the road, which had 
been thrown up that the 
path might be clear to 
those who were bound for 
Zion. Up this road Chris- 
tian went, and saw his old 
friend Faithful a short way 
off. 

Then said Christian : 
Ha, my friend, are you 
here ? Stay, and I will join 
you. 

This ere long he did, 
and they spoke of all that 
had come to pass since 
they had last met. 

In course of time the 
road they took brought 



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THE PILGRIM'S P RO(;rkSS. 



them to a town, the name 
of which is Vanity, w^here 
there is a fair kept through 
the whole year, and all 
that is houofht or sold there 
is vain and void of worth. 
There, too, are to be seen 
at all times games, plays, 
fools, apes, knaves, and 
roeues. Yet he that will 
go to The Celestial City 
must needs pass through 
this fair. 

As soon as Christian 
and Faithful came to the 
town, a crowd drew round 
them, and some said they 
had lost their wits, to dress 
and speak as they did, and 
to set no store by the 
choice oTQods for sale in 
Vanity Fair. When Chris- 
tian spoke, his words drew 
from these folks fierce 
taunts and jeers, and soon 
the noise and stir erew to 



such a height that the chief 
man of the fair sent his 
friends to take u}) these 
two strange men, and he 
bade them tell him whence 
they came, and what they 
did there in such a garb. 
Christian and Faithful told 
them all ; but those who 
sat to judge the case 
thought that they rhust be 
mad, or else that they had 
come to stir up strife at the 
fair ; so they beat them 
with sticks, and put them 
in a cage, that they might 
be a sight for all the m^n 
at the fair. Then the 
worse sort of folk set to 
pelt them, out of spite, and 
some threw at them for 
mere sport ; but Christian 
and Faithful gave good 
words for bad, and bore 
all in such a meek way, 
that not a few took their 



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41 



part. This led to blows 
and fights, and the blame 
was laid on Christian and 
Faithful, who were then 
made to toil up and down 
the fair in chains, till, faint 
with stripes, they were at 
lenofth set with their feet 
in the stocks. But they 
bore their griefs and woes 
with joy, for they saw in 
them a pledge that all 
should be well in the end. 

By and by a court sat 
to try them : the name of 
the judge was Lord Hate- 
good ; and the crime laid 
to their charge was that 
they had come to Vanity 
Fair to spoil its trade, and 
stir up strife in the town ; 
and had won not a few 
men to their side, in spite 
of the prince of the place. 

Faithful said to the 
Judge: I am a man of 



peace, and did but wage 
war on Sin. As for the 
prince they speak of, since 
he is Beelzebub, I hold 
him in scorn. 

Those who took Faith- 
ful's part were won by the 
force of plain truth and 
right in his words ; but the 
judge said, Let those speak 
who know aught of this 
man. 

So three men, whose 
names were Envy, Su- 
perstition, and Pick-thank, 
stood forth and swore to 
speak the truth, and tell 
what they knew of Faith- 
ful. Envy said : My lord, 
this man cares nought for 
kings or laws, but seeks to 
spread his own views, and 
to teach men what he calls 
faith. I heard him say 
but now that the ways of 
our town of Vanity are 



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vile. And docs he not in Then said the ludee to 



that speak ill ot us 



Faithful : Thou base man 



Then Superstition said : Hast thou heard what 
My lord, I know not much these good folk have said 
of this man, and ha\^e no of thee ? 
wish to know more; but Faithful. — May I speak 
of this I am sure, that I a few words in my own 
he is a bad man, for he cause ? 

says that our creeds are Judge. — Thy just doom 
vain. would be to die on the 

Pick-thank was then bid spot ; still, let us hear what 
to say what he knew, and | thou hast to say. 
his speech ran thus: — My I Faithful. — I say, then, 
lord, I have known this to Mr. Envy, that all laws 
man for a long time, and and modes of life in which 
have heard him say things ' men heed not the W^ord 
that ouo^ht not to be said, of God are full of sin. As 
He rails at our great to the charge of Mr. Super- 
Prince Beelzebub, and says stition, I would urge that 
that if all men were of his nought can- save us if we 
mind, that prince should do not the will of God. 
no more hold sway. More j To Mr. Pick-thank, I say 



than this, he hath been 
heard to rail on you, my 



that men should flee from 
the Prince of this town 



lord, who are now his ' and his friends, as from 



judge. 



the wrath to come. And 



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43 



SO, I pray the Lord to help 
me. 

Then the Judge, to sum 
up the case, spoke thus: — 
You see this man who has 
made such a stir m our 
town. You have heard 
what these raod men have 
said of him, which he owns 
to be true. It rests now 
with you to save his Hfe or 
hang him. 

The twelve men who 
had Faithful's life in their 
hands spoke in a low tone 
thus: — This man is full 
of schisms, said Mr. Blind- 
man. Out of the world 
with him, said Mr. No- 
good. I hate the mere 
look of him, said Mr. 
Malice. From the first I 
could not bear him, said 
Mr. Love-ease. Nor I, for 
he would be sure to blame 
my ways, said Mr. Live- 



loose. Hang him, hang 
him! said Mr. Heady. A 
low wretch ! said Mr. 
High-mind. I long to 
crush him, said Mr. En- 
mity. He is a rogue, said 
Mr. Liar. Death is too 
good for him, said Mr. 
Cruelty. Let us kill him, 
that he may be out of the 
way, said Mr. Hate-light. 
Then said Mr. Implacable: 
Not to gain all the world 
would I make peace with 
him, so let us doom him to 
death. And so the}^ did, 
and in a short time he was 
led back to the place from 
whence he came, there to 
be put to the worst death 
that could be thought of; 
for the scourge, the sword, 
and the stake brought 
Faithful to his end. 

Now I saw that there 
stood near the crowd a 



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strange car with two bright drank. On each side of 
steeds, which, as soon as it were green trees that 
his foes had slain him, took | bore fruit, and in a field 



Faithful up through the 
clouds straight to The 
Celestial City, with the 
sound of the harp and 
lute. 

As for Christian, for this 



through which it ran they 
lay down to sleep. When 
they woke up they sat for 
a while in the shade of 
the boughs: thus they went 
on for three or four days, 



time he got free ; and there and to pass the time they 
came to join him 
Hopeful, who did so from 



one sano- 



what he had heard and 
seen of Christian and 
Faithful. Thus, while one 
lost his life for the truth, 
a new man rose from his 
death, to tread the same 
way with Christian. And 
Hopeful said there were 
more men of the fair who 
would take their time, and 
then come too. 

By and by their way lay 
just on the bank of a pure 
stream, from which they 



" He that can tell 
What sweet fresh fruit, yea leaves 

these trees do yield, 
Will soon sell all, that he may buy 

this field." 

Now on the left hand 
of the road was By-path 
Meadow, a fair green field 
with a path through it, 
and a stile. Come, good 
Hopeful, said Christian, let 
us walk on the grass. 

Hopeful. — But what if 
this path should lead us 
wrong ? 



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45 



Christian. — How can it? I sky, and rain came down 



it not 



go 



by 



Look, doth 
the way side 

So they set off through 
the field. But they had 
not gone far when they 
saw in front of them a 
man, Vain -confidence by 
name, who told them that 
the path led to The Ce- 
lestial Gate. So the man 
went first ; but lo, the 
night came on, and it grew 
so dark that they lost sight 
of their guide, who, as he 
did not see the path in 
front of him, fell in a deep 
pit, and was heard of no 
more. 

Where are we now ^ 
said Hopeful. 

Then was Christian 
mute, as he thought he 
had led his friend out of 
the way. And now light 
was seen to flash from the 



in streams. 

Hopeful (with a groan). 
— Oh, that I had kept on 
my way ! 

Christian. — Who could 
have thought that this path 
should lead us wrone? 

Hopeful. — I had my 
fears from the first, and so 
gave you a hint. 

Christian. — Good friend, 
I grieve that I have brought 
you out of the right path. 

Hopeful. — Say no more, 

no doubt it is for our o-ood. 

Christian. — We must 

not stand thus ; let us try 

to go back. 

Hopeful. — But, good 
Christian, let me go first. 

Then they heard a voice 
say : Set thine heart to the 
high way, the way thou 
hast been: turn once more. 
But by this time the stream 



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THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS. 



was deep from the rain j Then said Giant Despair: 

that fell, and to go back You have no right to force 

did not seem safe ; yet they 

went back, though it was 

so dark and the stream ran 

so high that once or twice 

it was like to drown them. 

Nor could they, with all 

their skill, get back that 

night. So they found a 

screen from the rain, apd 



your way m here ; the 
ground on which you lie 
is mine. 

They had not much to 
say, as they knew that they 
were in fault. So Giant 
Despair drove them on, 
and put them in a dark 
and foul cell in a strong 



there they slept till break hold. Here they were kept 



o 



f day. 



for three days, and they 



Now, not far from the had no light nor food, nor 
place where they lay was | a drop to drink all that 
Doubting Castle, the lord time, and no one to ask 
of which was Giant Des- them how they did. Now 

Giant Despair had a wife, 
whose name was Diffi- 
dence, and he told her 
what he had done. Then 
said he. What will be the 
best way to treat them ? 
Beat them well, said Diffl- 



pair ; and it was on his 
ground that they now slept. 
There Giant Despair found 
them, and with a gruff 
voice he bade them wake. 
Whence are you ? said 
he ; and what brought you 



here ? They told him that i dence. So when he rose 
they had lost the path, he took a stout stick from 



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47 



a crab tree, and went down 
to the cell where poor 
Christian and Hopeful lay, 
and beat them as if they 
had been dogs, so that they 
could not turn on the floor; 
and they spent all that day 
in siorhs and tears. 

The next day he came 
once more, and found them 
sore from the stripes, and 
said that since there was 
no chance for them to be 
let out of the cell, their 
best way would be to put 
an end to their own lives : 
For why should you wish 
to live, said he, with all 
this woe ? But they told 
him they did hope he 
would let them go. With 
that he sprang up with a 
fierce look, and no doubt 
would have made an end 
of them, but that he fell 
in a fit for a time, and lost 



the use of his hand ; so he 
drew back, and left them 
to think of what he had 
said. 

Christian. — Friend, what 
shall we do ? The life that 
we now lead is worse than 
death. For my part I 
know not which is best, 
to live thus, or to die out 
of hand, as I feel that the 
grave would be less sad 
to me than this cell. Shall 
we let Giant Despair rule 
us ? 

Hopeful. — In good truth 
our case is a sad one, and 
to die would be more 
sweet to me than to live 
here ; yet let us bear in 
mind that the Lord of that 
land to which we go hath 
said : *Thou shalt not kill.' 
And by this act we kill 
our souls as well. My 
friend Christian, you talk 



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THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS. 



of ease in the grave, but j could be said, for from 
can a man ^o to bliss who their wounds and want of 



takes his own life? All the 
law is not in the hands 
of Giant Despair. Who 
knows but that God, who 
made the world, may cause 
him to die, or lose the use 
of his limbs as he did at they had not been born. 



food they did no more than 
just breathe. When Giant 
Despair found they were 
not dead, he fell in a great 
rage, and said that it should 
be worse with them than if 



first. I have made up my 
mind to pluck up the heart 
of a man, and to try to get 
out of this strait. Fool 
that I was not to do so 



At this they shook with 
fear, and Christian fell 
down in a swoon ; but 
when he came to. Hopeful 
said : My friend, call to 



when first he came to the I mind how strong in faith 
cell. But let us not put an ; you have been till now. 



end to our own lives, for a 
good time may come yet. 

By these words did 
Hopeful change the tone 
of Christian's mind. 



Say, could Apollyon hurt 
you, or all that you heard, 
or saw, or felt in the Valley 
of the Shadow of Death ? 
Look at the fears, the 



Well, at night the Giant griefs, the woes that you 

went down to the cell to have gone through. And 

see if life was ^till in them, now to be cast down ! I, 

and in good truth that life too, am in this cell, far 

was in them was all that more weak a man than 




CHRISTIAN AND FAITHFUL AT VANITY FAIR. 



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49 



you, and Giant Despair 
dealt his blows at me as 
well as you, and keeps me 
from food and light. Let 
us both (if but to shun the 
shame) bear up as well as 
we can. 

When night came on, 
the wife of Giant Despair 
said to him : Well, will the 
two men yield ? 

To which he said : No ; 
they choose to stand firm, 
and will not put an end to 
their lives. 

Then said Mrs. Diffi- 
dence : At dawn of day 
take them to the yard, and 
show them the graves 
where all those whom you 
have put to death have 
been thrown, and make 
use of threats this time. 

So Giant Despair took 
them to this place, and 
said: In ten days' time 



you shall be thrown in 
here if you do not yield. 
Go ; get you down to your 
den once more. With that 
he beat them all the way 
back, and there they lay 
the whole day in a sad 
plight. 

Now, when night was 
come, Mrs. Diffidence said 
to Giant Despair : I fear 
much that these men live 
on in hopes to pick the 
lock of the cell and get 
free. 

Dost thou say so, my 
dear? quoth Giant Despair 
to his wife ; then at sun 
rise I will search them. 

Now, on that night, as 
Christian and Hopeful lay 
in the den, they fell on 
their knees to pray, and 
knelt till the day broke ; 
when Christian gave a 
start, and said : Fool that 



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THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS. 



I 



am 



tl 



lUS 



to 1 



ic in 



thi 



IS 



dark den when I might walk 
at lar^^e 



! I have a key in 
my pouch, the name of 
which is Promise, that, I 
feel sure, will turn the lock 
of all the doors in Doubt- 
ing Castle. 

Then said Hopeful : That 
is good news; pluck it from 
thy breast, and let us try it. 
So Christian put it in 
the lock, when the bolt 
sprang back, the door flew 
wide, and Christian and 
Hopeful both came out. 
When they got to the yard 
door the key. did just as 
well ; but the lock of the 
last strong gate of Doubt- 
ing Castle went hard, yet 
it did turn at last, though 
the hinge gave so loud a 
creak that it woke up 
Giant Despair, who rose 
to seek for the two men. 



But just then he felt his 
limbs fail, for a fit came on 
him, so that he could by 
no means reach their cell. 
Christian and Hopeful now 
fled back to the high way, 
and were safe out of his 
grounds. When they sat 
down to rest on a stile, 
they said they would warn 
those who mio^ht chance to 
come on this road. So 
they cut these words on a 
post : ''This is the way to 
Doubting Castle, which is 
kept by Giant Despair, 
who loves not the King of 
the Celestial Country, and 
seeks to kill all who would 
2fo there." 

Then they came to 
The Delectable Mountains, 
which the Lord of the Hill 
owns. Here they saw fruit 
trees, vines, shrubs, woods, 
and streams, and drank and 



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51 



ate of the grapes. Now 
there were men at the tops 
of these hills who kept 
watch on their flocks, and 
as they stood by the high 
way, Christian and Hope- 
ful leant on their staves to 
rest, while thus they spoke 
to the men : — Who owns 
these Delectable Mount- 
ains, and whose are the 
sheep that feed on them ? 

Men. — These hills are 
Immanuel's, and the sheep 
are His too, and He laid 
down his life for them. 

Christian. — Is this the 
way to The Celestial City ? 

Men. — You are in the 
right road. 

Christian. — How far is it? 

Men. — Too far for all 
but those that shall get 
there, in good truth. 

Christian. — Is the way 
safe? 



Men. — Safe for those for 
whom it is to be safe ; but 
the men of sin shall fall 
there. 

Christian. — Is there a 
place of rest here for those 
that faint on the road ? 

Men. — The Lord of 
these Hills gave us a 
charge to help those that 
came here, should they be 
known to us or not ; so the 
good things of the place 
are yours. 

I then saw in my dream 
that the men said: Whence 
come you, and by what 
means have you got so 
far ? For but few of those 
that set out come here to 
show their face on these 
hills. 

So when Christian and 
Hopeful told their tale, the 
men cast a kind glance at 
them, and said : With joy 



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THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS. 



we greet you on The De- 
lectable Mountains ! 

Their names were Know- 
ledge, Experience, Watch- 
ful, and Sincere, and they 
led Christian and Hopeful 
by the hand to their tents, 
and bade them eat of that 
which was there, and they 
soon went to their rest for 
the nio^ht. 

When the morn broke, 
the men woke up Christian 
and Hopeful, and took 
them to a spot whence they 
saw a bright view on all 
sides. Then they went 
with them to the top of 
a high hill, the name of 
which was Error ; it was 
steep on the far off side, 
and they bade them look 
down to the foot of it. So 
Christian and Hopeful cast 
their eyes down, and saw 
there some men who had 



lost their lives by a fall 
from the top ; men who 
had been made to err, for 
they had put their trust in 



false guides. 



th 



Have you not heard of 



? 



em : sai 



id th 



e men. 



Christian. — Yes, I have. 

Men. — These are they, 
and to this day they have 
not been put in a tomb, 
but are left here to warn 
men to take good heed how 
they come too near the 
brink of this hill. 

Then I saw that they 
had led them to the top of 
Mount Caution, and bade 
them look far off From 
that stile, said they, there 
goes a path to Doubting 
Castle, which is kept by 
Giant Despair, and the 
men whom you see there 
came as you do now, till 
they got up to that stile ; 



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53 



and, as the right way was 
rough to walk in, they 
chose to go through a field, 
and there Giant Despair 
took them, and shut them 
up in Doubting Castle, 
where they were kept in 
a den for a while, till he 
at last sent them out quite 
blind, and there they are 
still. At this Christian gave 
a look at Hopeful, and they 
both burst out with sobs 
and tears, but yet said not 
a word. 

Then the four men took 
them up a high hill, the 
name of which was Clear, 
that they might see the 
gates of The Celestial City, 
with the aid of a glass 
to look through, but their 
hands shook, so they could 
not see well. 

When Christian and 
Hopeful thought they 



would move on, one of 
the men gave them a note 
of the way, and the next 
( Experience by name ) 
bade them take heed that 
they slept not on The 
Enchanted Ground, and 
the fourth bade them God 
speed. Now it was that I 
woke from my dream. 

Then I slept, and dreamt 
once more, and saw Chris- 
tian and Hopeful go down 
near the foot of these hills, 
where lies the land of Con- 
ceit, which joins the way 
to Mount Zion, by a small 
lane. Here they met a 
brisk lad, whose name was 
Ignorance, to whom Chris- 
tian said : Whence come 
you, and to what place do 
you go? 

Ignorance. — Sir, I was 
born in the land that lies 
off there on the left, and I 



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THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS. 



wish to go to The Celestial 
City. 

Christian. — How do you 
think to get in at the gate? 

Ignorance. — Just as the 
rest of the world do. 

Christian. — But what 
have you to show at that 
gate to pass you through 
it? 

Ignorance. — I know my 
Lord's will, and I have led 
a good life ; I pay for all 
that I have, I give tithes, 
and give alms, and have 
left my own land for that 
to which I now go. 

Christian. — But you 
came not in at the gate 
that is at the head of this 
way, you came in through 
a small lane ; so that I fear, 
though you may think well 
of all you have done, that 
when the time shall come, 
yoii will have this laid to 



your charge, that you are 
a thief — and so you will 
not get in. 

Ignorance. — Well, I 
know you not; do you keep 
to your own creed, and I 
will keep to mine, and I 
hope all will be well. And 
as for the gate that you talk 
of, all the world knows that 
that is far from our land, 
and I do not think that 
there is a man in all our 
parts who does so much as 
know the way to it, and I 
see not what need there is 
that he should, since we 
have, as you see, a fine 
green lane at the next turn 
that comes down from our 
part of the world. 

Christian said in a low 
tone of voice to Hopeful: 
There is more hope of a 
fool than of him. 

Hopeful. — Let us pass 



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55 



on if you will, and talk to 
him by and by, when, may 
be, he can bear it. 

So they went on, and 
Ignorance trod in their 
steps a short way from 
them, till they saw a road 
branch off from the one 
they were in, and they 
knew not which of the two 
to take. 

As they stood to think 
of it, a man whose skin was 
black, but who was clad in 
a white robe, came to them 
and said : Why do you 
stand here ? They told 
him that they were on 
their way to The Celestial 
City, but knew not which 
of the two roads to take. 

Come with me, then, 
said the man, for it is there 
that I mean to go. 

So they went with him, 
though it was clear that the 



road must have made a 
bend, for they found they 
would soon turn their backs 
on The Celestial City. 

Ere long. Christian and 
Hopeful were both caught 
in a net, and knew not 
what to do ; and with that 
the white robe fell off the 
black man's back. Then 
they saw where they were. 
So there they sat down and 
wept. 

Christian. — Did not one 
of the four men who kept 
guard on their sheep tell us 
to take heed lest Flatterer 
should spread a net for our 
feet? 

Hopeful. — Those men, 
too, gave us a note of the 
way, but we have not read 
it, and so have not kept in 
the right path. Thus they 
lay in the net to weep and 
wail. 



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THE PILGRIMS PROGRESS. 



At last they saw a Bright 
One come up to them with 
a whip of fine cord in his 
hand, who said : What do 
you here ? Whence come 
you ? 

They told him that their 
wish was to go to Zion, 
but that they had been led 
out of the way by a black 
man with a white cloak 
on, who, as he was bound 
for the same place, said he 
would show them the road. 

Then said he: It is 
Flatterer, a false man, who 
has put on the garb of a 
Bright One for a time. 

So he rent the net and 
let the men out. Then he 
bade them come with him, 
that he might set them in 
the right way once more. 
He said : Where were you 
last niorht? 

Quoth they : With the 



men who kept watch on 
their sheep on The De- 
lectable Mountains. 

Then he said : But when 
you were at a stand why 
did you not read your 
note ? 

They told him they had 
not thoucrht of it. 

Now I saw in my dream 
that he bade them lie down, 
and whipt them sore, to 
teach them the good way 
in which they should walk; 
and he said : Those whom 
I love I serve thus. 

So they gave him thanks 
for what he had taught 
them, and went on 'the 
right way up the hill with 
a song of joy. 

At length they came to 
a land the air of which 
made men sleep, and here 
the lids of Hopeful's eyes 
dropt, and he said : Let 



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57 



US lie down here and take 
a nap. 

Christian. — By no means, 
lest if we sleep we wake no 
more. 

Hopeful. — Nay, friend 
Christian, sleep is sweet to 
the man who has spent the 
day in toil. 

Christian. — Do you not 
call to mind that one of the 
men w^ho kept watch on 
the sheep bade us take 
care of The Enchanted 
Ground? He meant by 
that that we should take 
heed not to sleep ; so let 
us not sleep, but watch. 

Hopeful. — I see I am in 
fault. 

Christian. — Now then, 
to keep sleep from our eyes 
I will ask you, as we go, to 
tell me how you came at 
first to do as you do now ? 

Hopeful. — Do you mean 



how came I first to look to 
the good of my soul ? 

Christian. — Yes. 

Hopeful. — For a long 
time the things that were 
seen and sold at Vanity 
Fair were a great joy to 
me. 

Christian. — What thinors 
do you speak of? 

Hopeful. — All the goods 
of this life; such as lies, 
oaths, drink ; in a word, 
love of self and all that 
tends to kill the soul. But 
I heard from you and 
Faithful that the end of 
these things is death. 

Thus did they talk as 
they went on their way. 

But I saw in my dream 
that by this time Christian 
and Hopeful had got 
throuofh The Enchanted 
Ground, and had come to 
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the air is sweet ; and as 
their way lay through this 
land, they made no haste 
to quit it, for here they 
heard the birds sing all 
day long, and the sun 
shone day and night ; the 
Valley of Death was on 
the left, and it was out of 
the reach of Giant Des- 
pair ; nor could they from 
this place so much as see 
Doubting Castle. 

Now were they in sight 
of Zion, and here some of 
the Bricrht Ones came to 
meet them. Here, too, 
they heard the voice of 
those who dwelt in Zion, 
and had a good view of 
this land of bliss, which 
was built of rare gems of 
all hues, and the streets 
were laid with gold. So 
that the rays of light which 
shone on Christian were 



too bright for him to bear, 
and he fell sick : and 
Hopeful had a fit of the 
same kind. So they lay 
by for a time, and wept, 
for their joy was too much 
for them. 

At length, step by step, 
they drew near to Zion, 
and saw that the eates 
were flunor back. 

A man stood in the 
way, to whom Christian 
and Hopeful said: Whose 
vines and crops are these ? 

He told them they were 
the king's, and were put 
there to give joy to those 
who should go on the road. 
So he bade them eat what 
fruit they chose, and took 
them to see the king's 
walks ; where they slept. 

Now I saw in my dream 
that they spoke more in 
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done all the rest of the 
way, and I could but muse 
at this. But the man said : 
Why do you muse at it? 
The juice from the grapes 
of this vine is so sweet as 
to cause the lips of them 
that sleep to speak. 

I then saw that when 
they woke, they would fain 
go up to Zion ; but as I 
said, the sun threw off such 
bright rays from The Ce- 
lestial City, which was 
built of pure gold, that 
they could not, as yet, look 
on it, save through a glass 
made for that end. 

Now as they went, they 
met with two men in white 
robes, and the face of each 
shone brio^ht as the lio^ht. 
These men said : Whence 
come you ? And when 
they had been told they 
said : You have but one 



thing more to do, which is 
a hard one, and then you 
are in Zion. 

Christian and Hopeful 
did then beg of the two 
men to go with them ; 
which they did. But, said 
they. It is by your own 
faith that you must gain it. 

Now 'twixt them and the 
gate was a fierce stream 
which was broad and deep; 
it had no bridge, and the 
mere sight of it did so 
stun Christian and Hope- 
ful that they could not 
move. 

But the men who went 
with them said : You can 
not come to the gate but 
through this stream. 

Is there no way but this 
one to the gate ? said poor 
Christian. 

Yes, quoth ' they, but 
there have been but two 



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men, to wit, Enoch and 
Elijah who have trod that 
path since the world was 
made. 

When Christian and 
Hopeful cast their eyes on 
the stream once more, they 
felt their hearts sink with 
fear, and gave a look this 
way and that in much 
dread of the waves. Yet 
through it lay the way to 
Zion. Is the stream all of 
one depth ? said Christian. 
He was told that it was 
not, yet that in that there 
was no help, for he would 
find the stream more or 
less deep, as he had faith 
in the King of the place. 
So they set foot on the 
stream, but Christian gave 
a loud cry to his good 
friend Hopeful, and said: 
The waves close round my 
head, and I sink. Then 



said Hopeful: Be of good 
cheer ; my feet feel the bed 
of the stream, and it is 



good. 



But Christian said : Ah, 
Hopeful, the pains of death 
have got hold of me ; I 
shall not reach the land 
that I long for. And with 
that a cloud came on his 
sio^ht, so that he could not 



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see. 



Hopeful had much to do 
to keep Christian's head 
out of the stream ; nay, at 
times he had quite sunk, 
and then in a; while he 
would rise up half dead. 

Then said Hopeful: My 
friend, all this is sent to try 
if you will call to mind all 
that God has done for you, 
and live on Him in your 
heart. 

At these words Hopeful 
saw that Christian was in 



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deep thought ; so he said 
to him : Be of good cheer, 
Christ will make thee 
whole. 

Then Christian broke out 
with a loud voice : Oh, I 
see Him, and He speaks 
to me and says, " When 
you pass through the deep 
streams, I will be with you." 

And now they both got 
strength, and the stream 
was as still as a stone, so 
that Christian felt the bed 
of it with his feet, and 
he could walk through it. 
Thus they got to the right 
bank, where the two men 
in bright robes stood to 
wait for them, and their 
clothes were left in the 
stream. 

Now you must bear in 
mind that Zion was on a 
steep hill, yet did Christian 
and Hopeful go up with 



ease and great speed, for 
they had these two men to 
lead them by the arms. 

The hill stood in the sky, 
for the base of it was there. 
So in sweet talk they went 
up through the air. The 
Bright Ones told them of 
the bliss of the place, which 
they said was such as no 
tongue could tell, and that 
there they would cee the 
Tree of Life, and eat of 
the fruits of it. 

When you come there, 
said they, white robes will 
be put on you, and your 
talk from day to day shall 
be with the King for all 
time. There you shall not 
see such things as you 
saw on earth, to wit, care 
and want, and woe and 
death. You now go to be 
with Abraham, Isaac, and 
Jacob. 



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Christian and Hopeful. 
— What must we do 
there ? 

They said : You will 
have rest for all your toil, 
and joy for all your grief. 
You will reap what you 
have sown — the fruit of all 
the tears you shed for the 
King by the way. In that 
place you will wear crowns 
of gold, and have at all 
times a si^ht of Him who 
sits on the throne. There 
you shall serve Him with 
love, with shouts of joy 
and with songs of praise. 

Now, while they thus 
drew up to the gate, lo, a 
host of saints came to meet 
them, to whom the two 
Bright Ones said : These 
are men who felt love for 
our Lord when they were 
in the world, and left all 
for His name; and He 



sent us to brino^ them far 
on their way, that they 
might go in and look on 
their Lord with joy. 

Then the whole host 
with great shouts came 
round on all sides (as it 
were to guard them) ; so 
that it would seem to 
Christian and Hopeful as 
if all Zion had come down 
to meet them. 

Now, when Christian 
and Hopeful went in at 
the gate a great change 
took place in them, and 
they were clad in robes 
that shone like gold. 
There were bright hosts 
that came with harps and 
crowns, and they said to 
them : Come, ye, in the joy 
of the Lord. And then I 
heard all the bells in Zion 



rmg. 



Now, just as the gates 



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were flung back for the 
men to pass in, I had a 
sight of Zion, which shone 
hke the sun ; the ground 
was of gold, and those who 
dwelt there had love in 
their looks, crowns on their 
heads, and palms in their 
hands, and with one voice 



they sent forth shouts of 
praise. 

But the gates were now 
once more shut, and I 
could but wish that I, too, 
had gone in to share this 
bliss. Then I woke, and, 
lo, it was a dream. 



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PART II. 



Ox\CE more I had a dream, 
and it was this: — Christi- 
ana, the wife of Christian, 
had been on her knees to 
pray, and as she rose, she 
heard a loud knock at 
the door. If you come in 
God's name, said she, come 
in. Then I thought in my 
dream that a form, clad in 
robes as white as snow, 
threw back the door, and 
said : Peace be to this 
house. At a sight so new 
to her, Christiana at first 
grew pale with fear, but in 
a short time took heart and 
told him she would fain 
know whence he came, 
and why. So he said his 



name was Secret, and that 
he dwelt with those that 
are on high. Then said 
her guest : Christiana, here 
is a note for thee, which I 
have brought from Chris- 
tian. So she took it, broke 
the seal, and read these 
words, which were in gold : 
— "To her who was my 
dear wife. The King would 
have you do as I have done, 
for that was the way to 
come to his land, and to 
dwell with him in joy." 
When Christiana read this, 
she shed tears, and said to 
him who brought the note: 
Sir, will you take me and 
my sons with you, that we, 



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too, may bow down to this 
kinof? But he said : Chris- 
tiana, joy is born of grief: 
care must come first, then 
bHss. To reach the land 
where I dwell thou must 
go through toils, as well 
as scorn and taunts. But 
take the road that leads 
up to the field gate which 
stands in the head of the 
way ; and I wish you all 
good speed. I would have 
thee wear this note in thy 
breast, that it may be read 
by thee till thou hast got 
it by rote, but thou must 
give it up at the last gate 
that leads to The Celestial 
City. 

Then Christiana spoke 
to her boys, and said : My 
sons, I have of late been 
sad at the death of Chris- 
tian, your dear sire. But 
I feel sure now that it is 



well with him, and that he 
dwells in the land of life 
and peace. I have, too, 
felt deep grief at the 
thoughts of my own state 
and yours ; for we were 
wrong to let our hearts 
grow cold, and turn a deaf 
ear to him in the time of 
his woe, and hold back 
from him when he fled 
from this City of De- 
struction. 

The thought of these 
things would kill me, were 
it not for a dream which 
I had last night, and for 
what a guest who came 
here at dawn has told me. 
So come, my dear ones, let 
us make our way at once 
to the gate that leads to 
The Celestial City, that we 
may see your sire and be 
there with him and his 
friends. 



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Then her first two sons | be so ? Who or what has 
burst out in tears of joy \ brought you to this state 
that Christiana's heart was , of mind ? 



set that way. 

Now while they put all 
things right to go, two 
friends of Christiana's came 
up to her house, and gave 
a knock at the door. To 
them she said : If you come 
in God's name, come in. 
This mode of speech from 
the lips of Christiana struck 
them as strange. Yet they 
came in, and said : Pray 
what do you mean by this ? 
I mean to leave my home, 
said she to Mrs. Timorous 
— for that was the name of 
one of these friends. 



Christiana. — Oh, my 
friend, if you did but know 
as much as I do, I doubt 
not that you would be glad 
to go with me. 

Timorous. — Pray what 
new lore have you got 
hold of that draws your 
mind from your friends, 
and tempts you to go no 
one knows where ? 

Christiana. — I dreamt 
last niorht that I saw Chris- 
tian. Oh, that my soul 
were with him now ! The 
Prince of the place has 
sent for me, through one 



Timorous. — To what who came to me at sun 



end, pray tell me ? 



rise, and brought me this 



Christiana. — To go to note to bid me go there; 
my dear Christian. And do read it, I pray you. 



with that she wept. 

Timorous. — Nay, can it 



Timorous. — Ah, how 
mad to run such risks ! 



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You have heard, I am 
sure, from our friend Ob- 
stinate, what Christian met 
with on the way, for he 
went with him ; yea, and 
Phable too, till they, like 
wise men, came back 
through fear. You heard 
how he met with the 
beasts of prey and Apol- 
lyon, what he saw in the 
Valley of the Shadow of 
Death, and more still that 
makes my hair stand on 
end to hear of; think, too, 
of these four sweet boys 
who are your own flesh 
and, bone; and, though you 
should be so rash as to 
wish to go, yet for their 
sake, I pray you keep at 
home. 

But Christiana said : 
Tempt me not. I have now 
a chance put in my hand 
to get gain, and in truth I 



should be a fool if I had 
not the heart to grasp it. 
And these toils and snares 
that you tell me of shall 
not keep me back; no, they 
serve but to show me that 
I am in the ridit. Care 
must first be felt, then joy. 
So since you came not to 
my house in God's name, 
as I said, I pray you to be 
gone, and tempt me no 
more. 

Then Timorous said to 
Mercy (who had come 
with her): Let us leave her 
in her own hands, since she 
scorns all that I say. 

But Mercy thought that 
if her friend Christiana 
must be gone, she would 
go part of the way with 
her to help her. She took 
some thought, too, of her 
own soul, for what Christi- 
ana had said had laid hold 



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on her mind, and she felt 
she must have some talk 
with this friend ; and if she 
found that truth and life 
were in her words, she 
would join her with all her 
heart. 

So Mercy said to Tim- 
orous : I came with you to 
see Christiana, and since 
on this day she takes leave 
of the town, I think the 
least I can do would be to 
walk a short way with her, 
to help her on. But the 
rest she kept from Timo- 
rous. 

Timorous. — Well, I see 
you have a mind to play 
the fool too ; but take heed 
in good time, and be wise. 

So Mrs. Timorous went 
to her own house ; and 
Christiana, with her four 
boys and Mercy, went on 
their way. 



Mercy, said Christiana, 
I take this as a great boon 
that you should set foot 
out of doors to start me on 
my way. 

Then said young Mercy 
(for she was quite young) : 
If I thouorht it would be 
good to join you, I would 
not o^o back at all to the 
town. 

Christiana.-Well, Mercy, 
cast your lot m with mine ; 
I know what will be the 
end of our toils. Christian 
is where he w^ould not fail 
to be for all the gold in the 
mines of Spain. Nor shall 
you be sent back, though 
there be no one but I to 
ask it for you ; for the 
Kine who has sent for me 
and my boys is One who 
turns not from those who 
seek Him. If you like I 
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go as my maid, and yet 
shall share all things with 
me, so that you do but go. 
Mercy. — But how do I 
know that I shall be let 
in? If I thought I should 
have help from Him from 
whom all help comes, I 
would make no pause, but 
would go at once, let the 
way be as rough as. it 
miorht. 

Christiana.-Well, Mercy, 
I will tell you what I would 
have you do. Go with me 
as far as to the field gate, 
and there I will ask; and 
if no hopes should be held 
out to you by him who 
keeps the gate, you can 
but go back to your home. 

Mercy. — Well, I will go 
with you, and the Lord 
grant that my lot may be 
cast to dwell in the land 
for which my heart yearns. 



Christiana then felt elad 
that she had a friend to 
join her, and that that 
friend should have so ereat 
a care for her soul. 

So they went on their 
way; but the face of Mercy 
wore so sad a mien that 
Christiana said to her: 
What ails you? Why do 
you weep ? 

Mercy. — Oh, who could 
but weep to think of the 
state of my poor friends 
near and dear to me, in 
our bad town ? 

Christiana. — . You feel 
for your friends as my good 
Christian did for me when 
he left me, for it went to 
his heart to find that I 
would not see these things 
in the same light as he did. 
And now you, I, and these 
dear boys, reap the fruits 
of all his woes. I hope. 



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Mercy, these tears of vours | Had I as eood grounds to 
will not be shed in vain, hope to get in at the gate 
for He who could not he, as you have, I think no 
has said that they who sow ; Slough of Despond would 



in tears shall reap in joy. 

Now when Christiana 
came up to the Slough of 
Despond, she and her sons 
made a stand, and Chris- 
tiana told them that this 
was the place in which her 
dear Christian fell. But 
Mercv said : Come, let us 



keep me back. 

Well, said Christiana, 
you know your sore, and I 
know mine, and hard toil 
will it be for both of us to 
get to the end of the way; 
for how can we think that 
they who set out on a 
scheme of so much bliss. 



try ; all we have to do is to should steer clear of frights 



keep the steps well in view. 
Yet Christiana made a slip 
or two in the mud ; but 
at last they got through 
the slough, and then they 



and fears on their way to 
that bright bourn which it 
is their aim to reach ? 

When they came to the 
eate, it took them some 



heard a voice say to them: , time to make out a plan of 
Blest is she who hath faith,. ' what they should say to 
for those thincrs which were ' Him who stood there ; and 



told her of the Lord shall 
come to pass. 

So now they went on 



as Mercy was not so old 
as her friend, she said that 
it must rest with Christiana 



once more, and Mercy said: to speak for all of them. 



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So she gave a knock, and 
then (Hke Christian) two 
more ; but no one came. 

Now they heard the 
fierce bark of a dog, which 
made them shake with fear, 
nor did they dare for a 
while to knock a third 
time, lest the dog should 
fly at them. So they were 
put to their wits' end to 
know what to do : to knock 
they did not dare, for fear 
of the dog ; to go back 
they did not dare, lest He 
who kept the gate should 
see them as they went, and 
might not like it. At last 
they gave a knock four 
times as loud as the first. , 

Then He who stood at I 
the eate said: Who is' 



tl 



lere : 



Th( 



dog 



was 



heard to bark no more, 
and the srate swunor wide 
for them to come in. 



Christiana sank on her 
knees, and said : Let not 
our Lord be wroth that we 
have made this loud noise 
at His gate. 

At this He said: Whence 
come you, and what is it 
that you would have ? 

Quoth Christiana: We 
are come from the town 
whence Christian came, to 
beg to be let in at this gate, 
that we may go on our way 
to The Celestial City. I 
was once the wife of Chris- 
tian, who now is in the 
land of bliss. 

With that. He who kept 
the gate threw up his arms 
and said : What ! is she on 
her road to The Celestial 
City who, but a short time 
since, did hate the life of 
that place ? 

Then Christiana bent 
her head, and said : Yes, 



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and so are these my dear 
sons. So He took her by 
the hand and led her in ; 
and when her four sons 
had gone through, He shut 
the gate. This done, He 
said to a man hard by : 
Sound the horn for joy. 

But now that Christiana 
was safe through the gate 
with her boys, she thought 
it time to speak a word for 
Mercy, so she said : My 
Lord, I have -a friend who 
stands at the gate, who has 
come here with the same 
trust that I did. One 
whose heart is sad to think 
that she comes, it may be, 
when she is not sent for ; 
while I had word from 
Christian's King to come. 

The time did so lag with 
poor Mercy while she 
stood to be let in, that 
though it was but a short 



space, yet through fear and 
doubt did it seem* to her 
like an hour at least ; and 
Christiana could not say 
more for Mercy to Him 
who kept the gate for the 
knocks, which came so fast, 
and were at last so loud, 
that they made Christiana 
start. 

Then said He: \\^ho is 
there ? 

Ouoth Christiana: It is 
my friend. 

So He threw back the 
gate to look out, but Mercy 
was in a swoon, from the 
fear that she should not 
be let in. 

Then He took her by 
the hand, and said: Fear 
not ; stand firm on thy 
feet, and tell me whence 
thou art come, and for 
what end ? 

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as my friend Christiana 
does, for I was not sent for 
by the King, and I fear I 
am too bold. Yet if there 
is grace to share, I pray 
thee let me share it. 

Then He took her once 
more by the hand and led 
her in, and said: All may 
come in who put their 
trust in me, let the means 
be what they may that 
brought them here. 

Then He told those that 
stood by to bring her some 
myrrh, and in a while she 
got well. 

Now I saw in my dream 
that He spoke good words 
to Mercy, Christiana, and 
her boys, so as to make 
glad their hearts. And 
He took them up to the 
top of the gate, where He 
left them for a while, and 
Christiana said : Oh my 



dear friend, how glad am 
I that we have all eot in ! 

Mercy. — So you may 
well be; but I most of all 
have cause for joy. 

Christiana. — I thougfht 
at one time as I stood at 
the gate, and none came to 
me, that all our pains had 
been lost. 

Mercy. — But my worst 
fears came on when I saw 
Him who kept the gate 
grant you your wish, and 
take no heed of me. And 
this brought to my mind 
the two who ground at the 
same mill, and how I was 
the one who was left ; and 
I found it hard not to 
cry out, I am lost ! I am 
lost ! 

Christiana. — I thought 
you would have come in 
bv rude force. 

Mercy. — Ah me! You 



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saw that the door was shut 
on mc, and that a fierce 
hound was not far off. 
Who, with so faint a heart 
as mine, would not give 
loud knocks with all her 
might? But pray, what 
said my Lord at this rude 
noise ? Was He not wroth 
with me ? 

Christiana. — When He 
heard your loud thumps at 
the door He rave a smile- 
and to my mind, what you 
did would seem to please 
Him well. But it is hard 
to guess why He keeps 
such a dog. Had I known 
of it, I fear I should not 
have had the wish to come. 
But now we are in we are 
safe ; and I am glad with 
all my heart. 

One of Christiana's boy& 
said : Pray ask to have a 
chain put on the dog, for 



it will bite us when we eo 
hence. 

Then He who kept the 
gate came down to them 
once more, and Mercy 
fell with her face to the 
ground, and said : Oh let 
me bless and praise the 
Lord with my lips ! 

So He said to her : 
Peace be to thee ; stand 
up. 

But she would not rise 
till she had heard from 
Him why He kept so 
fierce a dog in the yard. 
He told her He did not 
own the dog, but that it 
was shut up in the grounds 
of one who dwelt near. In 
truth, said He: it is kept 
from no o-ood will to me 
or mine, but to cause those 
who come here to turn 
back from my gate by the 
sound of its voice. But 



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n 



hadst thou known more of 
me thou wouldst not have 
felt fear of a dog. The 
poor man who goes from 
door to door will, for the 
sake of alms, run the risk 
of a bite from a cur ; and 
shall a dog keep thee from 
me ? 

Mercy. — I spoke of what 
I knew not ; but, Lord, I 
know that thou dost all 
thinors well. 

Then Christiana rose as 
if she would go on her 
way. So He fed them, 
and set them in the rieht 
path, as He had done to 
Christian. And as they 
went, Christiana sang a 
hymn: '*We turn our tears 
to joy, and our fears to 
faith." 

They had not gone far 
when they saw some fruit 
trees, the bouorhs of which 



hung from the top of a 
wall that was built round 
the grounds of him who 
kept the fierce hound, and 
at times those that came 
that way would eat them 
to their cost. So as they 
were ripe, Christiana's boys 
threw them down and ate 
some of them ; thouo-h 
Christiana chid them for it, 
and said : That fruit is not 
ours. But she knew not 
then whose it was. Still 
the boys would eat of it. 

Now when they had 
gone but a bow shot from 
the place, they saw two 
men, who with bold looks 
came fast down the hill 
to meet them. With that, 
Christiana and her friend 
Mercy drew down their 
veils, and so kept on their 
way, and the boys went on 
first. Then the men came 



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up to them, but Christiana 
said : Stand back, or go by 
in peace, as you should. 
Yet they took no more 
heed of her words than if 
they had been deaf 

Christiana, who did not 
hke their looks, said : We 
are in .haste, and can not 
stay ; our work is a work 
of life and death. With 
that, she and the rest made 
a fresh move to pass, but 
the men would not let 
them. So with one voice 
they all set up a loud cry. 
Now, as they were not far 
from the field gate, they 
were heard from that place, 
and some of those in the 
lodge came out in haste to 
catch these bad men ; when 
they soon leapt the wall, 
and got safe to the grounds 
where the dog was kept. 

Reliever. — How was it 



that when you were at the 
gate you did not ask Him 
who stood there to take 
you on your way, and 
guard you from harm ? 
Had you done so you 
would not have rane 
through these frights, for 
He would have been sure 
to grant you your wish. 

Christiana. — Ah, Sir, 
the joy we felt when we 
were let in, drove from our 
thouQrhts all fears to come. 
And how could we think 
that such bad men could 
lurk in such a place as 
that ? True, it would have 
been well for us if we 
had thought to ask Him; 
but since our Lord knew 
it would be for our good, 
how came it to pass that 
He did not send some one 
with us ? 

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ask. When the want of a 
thing is felt, that which we 
wish for is worth all the 
more. 

Christiana. — Shall we 
go back to my Lord and 
tell Him we wish we had 
been more wise, and ask 
for a oruard? 

Reliever. — Go back you 
need not, for in no place 
where you go will you find 
a want at all. 

When he had said this 
he took his leave, and the 
rest went on their way. 

Mercy. — What a blank 
is here ! I made sure we 
had been past all risk, and 
that we should see no more 
care. 

Christiana. — Your youth 
may plead for you, my 
friend, and screen you 
from blame ; but as for me, 
my fault is so much the 



worse, in so far as I knew 
what would take place ere 
I came out of my door. 

Mercy. — But how could 
you know this ere you set 
out? 

Christiana. — Why, I 
will tell you. One night 
as I lay in bed, I had a 
dream, in which I saw the 
whole scene as it took 
place just now. 

By this time Christiana, 
Mercy, and the four boys 
had come to the house of 
Interpreter. Now when 
they drew near to the door 
they heard the sound of 
Christiana's name ; for the 
news of her flight had 
made a great stir ; but 
they knew not that she 
stood at the door. At last 
she gave a knock, as she 
had done at the gate, when 
there came to the door a 



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young maid, Innocent by 
name. 

Innocent.- — \\ ith whom 
would you speak in this 
place ? 

Christiana. — As we 
heard that this is a place 
of rest for those that go by 
the way, we pray that we 
may be let in, for the day, 
as you see, is far spent, 
and we are loth to cro on 
to nii{ht. 

Innocent. — Pray what is 
your name, that I may tell 
it to my Lord ? 

Christiana. — My name 
is Christiana ; I was the 
wife of Christian, who 
some time since came by 
this way, and these are 
his four sons. 

Innocent then ran in, 
and said to those there : 
Can you guess who is at 
the door? There are Chris- 



tiana, her boys and her 
friend ! 

So they leapt for joy, 
and went to tell it to their 
Lord, who came to the 
door and said : Art thou 
that Christiana whom Chris- 
tian left m the town of 
Destruction, when he set 
out for The Celestial City ? 

Christiana. — I am she, 
and my heart was so hard 
as to slight his woes, and 
leave him to make his way 
as he could ; and these are 
his four sons. But I, too, 
am come, for I feel sure 
that no way is right but 
this. 

Interpreter. — But why 
do you stand at the door ? 
Come in, it was but just 
now that we spoke of you, 
for we heard that you were 
on your way. Come, my 
dear boys, come in ; come, 



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my sweet maid, come in. 
So he took them to the 
house, and bade them sit 
down and rest. All in 
the house wore a smile of 
joy to think that Christiana 
was on her way to The 
Celestial City, and they 
were glad to see the young 
ones walk in God's ways, 
and gave them a kind 
clasp of the hand to show 
their good will. They said 
soft words, too, to Mercy, 
and bade them all be at 
their ease. To fill up the 
time till they could sup. 
Interpreter took them to 
see all those things that 
had been shown to Chris- 
tian. This done, they were 
led to a room in which 
stood a man with a prong 
in his hand, who could 
look no way but down on 
the ground ; and there 



stood one with a crown in 
his hand, which he said 
he would give him for his 
prong ; yet the first man 
did not look up, but went 
on to rake the straws, dust, 
and sticks which lay on 
the floor. 

Then said Christiana: 
I think I know what this 
means. It is a sketch of 
a man of this world, is it 
not, good Sir ? 

Interpreter. — Thou art 
right, and his prong shows 
that his mind is of the 
earth, and that he thinks 
life in the next world is a 
mere song ; take note that 
he does not so much as 
look up; and straws, sticks, 
and dust, with most, are 
the ereat thino^s to live for. 

At that Christiana and 
Mercy wept, and said: 
Ah, yes, it is too true ! 



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Interpreter then took 
them to a room where 
were a hen and her chicks, 
and bade them look well 
at them for a while. So 
one of the chicks went to 
the trough to drink, and 
each time she drank would 
she lift up her head and 
her eyes to the sky. 

See, said he, what this 
bird does, and learn of her 
to know whence all good 
comes, and to give to the 
Lord who dwells on high, 
the praise and thanks for 
it. Look once more, and 
see all the ways that the 
hen has with her young 
brood. There is her call 
that goes on all day long ; 
and there is her call that 
comes but now and then ; 
she has a third call to 
shield them with her 
wins^s ; and her fourth is a 



loud cry, which she gives 
when she spies a foe. 
Now, said he, set her ways 
by the side of your King's, 
and the ways of these 
chicks by the side of those 
who love, to do H'is will, 
and then you will see what 
I mean. For He has a 
way to walk in with His 
saints. By the call that 
comes all day He gives 
nought ; by a call that is 
rare He is sure to have 
some good to give ; then 
there is a call, too, for 
those that would come to 
His wings, which He 
spreads out to shield them; 
and He has a cry to warn 
men from those who might 
hurt their souls. I choose 
scenes from real life, as 
they are not too hard for 
you to grasp, when I fit 
them to your own case; 




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and it is the love I have 
for your souls that prompts 
me to show you these 
things. 

Christiana. — Pray let us 
see some more. 

Interpreter then took 
them to his field, which 
was sown with wheat and 
corn ; but when they came 
to look, the ears were cut 
ofT, and there was nought 
but the straw left. 

Interpreter. — What shall 
we do with the crop ? 

Christiana. — Burn some, 
and use the rest to dress 
the ground with. 

Interpreter. — Fruit, you 
see, is the thing you look 
for, and for want of that 
you cast off the whole 
crop. Take heed that in 
this you do not seal your 
own doom : for by fruit I 
mean works. 



Now when they came 
back to the house the meal 
was not yet spread, so did 
Christiana beg of Inter- 
preter to show or tell them 
some more thinors. 

Interpreter. — So much 
the more strong a man's 
health is, so much the 
more prone is he to sin. 
The more fat the sow is, 
the more she loves the 
mire. It is not so hard to 
sit up a night or two, as to 
watch for a whole year ; 
just as it is not so hard to 
start well as it is to hold 
out to the end. One leak 
will sink a ship, and one 
sin will kill a man's soul. 
If a man would live well, 
let him keep his last day in 
mind. 

Now when Christiana, 
Mercy, and the boys had 
all had a good night's rest, 



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they rose with the sun, and 
made a move to leave ; l^ut 
Interpreter told them to 
wait a while. For, said 
he, you must go hence in 
due form, such is the rule 
of the house. 

Then he told Innocent 
to take them to the bath, 
and there wash the dust 
from them. This done, 
they came forth fresh and 
strong, and as Interpreter 
said : Fair as the moon. 

Next he told those near 
him to brincr the seal, and 
when it was brouo^ht he 
set his mark on them, that 
they might be known in 
each place where they 
went. 

Then said Interpreter: 
Bring vests for them. 
And they were clad in 
robes as white as snow, so 
that it made each start to 



see the rest shine with so 
bright a light. 

Interpreter then sent for 
one of his men whose 
name was Great-heart, and 
bade that he should be 
clad in a coat of mail, with 
sword and shield, and that 
he should take them to a 
house, the name of which 
was Beautiful, where they 
would rest. 

Then Interpreter took 
his leave of them, with a 
good wish for each. So 
they went on their way, 
and thus they sang : — 

" O move me, Lord, to watch and pray, 
From sin my heart to clear ; 
To take my cross up day by day, 
And serve the Lord with fear." 

They next came to the 
place where Christian's 
load had been lost in the 
tomb. Here they made a 
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Him who laid down His 
life to save theirs. So 
now they went up the hill, 
which was so steep that 
the toil made Christiana 
pant for breath. 

How can we doubt, said 
she, that they who love 
rest more than their souls 
would choose some way 
on which they could go 
with more ease than 
this? 

Then Mercy said : Come 
what may, I must rest for 
a while. 

And James, who was 
the least of the boys, gave 
way to tears. 

Come, come! said Great- 
heart, sit not down here; 
for there is a seat near us 
put there by the Prince. 
With this he took the 
young child by the hand, 
and led him to it ; and 



they were all glad to sit 
down, and to be out of the 
heat of the sun's rays. 

Then said Mercy: How 
sweet is rest to them that 
work ! And how good is 
the Prince to place this 
seat here that such as we 
may rest ! Of this spot I 
have heard much, but let 
us take heed that we sleep 
not, for that cost poor 
Christian dear. 

Then, said Mr. Great- 
heart : Well, my brave 
boys, how do you do ? 
What think you of this 
hill ? 

Sir, said James, this hill 
beats me out of heart ! 
And I see now that what 
I have been told is true, 
the land of bliss is up 
steps ; but still. Sir, it is 
worse to 2:0 down hill to 
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You are a good boy, | lost his scroll. How was 



said Great-heart. 

At this Mercy could but 
smile, and it made James 
blush. 

Christiana. — Come, will 
you not drink out of this 



this, Sir? 

Great-heart. — We may 
trace it to two things ; one 
is sleep, and one is that 
you cease to think of that 
which you cease to want : 



flask, and eat some fruit, ' and when you lose sight 
while we sit here to rest ? of a boon you lose sight 
For Mr. Interpreter put | of Him who grants it, and 



these in my hand as I 
came out of his door. 

Now when they had sat 
there a while, their guide 
said to them : The day 
runs on, and if you think 
well of it, let us now go 
on our wav. 

So they all set out, the 
boys first, then the rest ; 
but they had not gone far 
when Christiana found she 
had left the flask, so she 



the joy of it will end in 
tears. 

By and by they came to 
a small mound with a post 
on it, where these words 
were cut, " Let him who 
sees this post take heed of 
his heart and his tongue 
that they be not false." 
Then they went on till 
they came up to two large 
beasts of prey. 

Now Great-heart was a 

sent James back to fetch it. | strong man, so he had no 
Mercy. — I think this is fear ; but their fierce looks 

the place where Christian ' made the boys start, and 



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they all clung round Great- 
heart. 

How now, my boys! 
You march on first, as 
brave as can be, when 
there is no cause for fear ; 
but when a test of your 
strength comes you shrink. 

Now when Great-heart 
drew his sword to force a 
way there came up one 
Giant Grim, who said, in 
a o-ruff voice : What riofht 
have you to come here ? 

Great-heart. — These folk 
are on their way to The 
Celestial City, and this is 
the road they shall go, in 
spite of thee and the wild 
beasts. 

Grim. — This is not their 
way, nor shall they go on 
it. I am come forth to 
stop them, and to that end 
will back the wild beasts. 

Now, to say truth, so 



grown 



grass 



fierce were these beasts, 
and so grim the looks of 
him who had charge of 
them, that the road was 
with weeds and 
from want of use. 
And still Grim bade them 
turn; for, said he, you shall 
not pass. 

But their guide came 
up, and struck so hard at 
him with his sword as to 
force him to fall back. 

Giant Grim. — Will you 
slay me on my own 
ground ? 

Great-heart. — It is the 
King's high way on which 
we stand, and in His way 
it is that you have put 
these beasts. But these, 
who are in my charge, 
though weak, shall hold on 
in spite of all. And with 
that he dealt him a blow 
that brouorht him to the 



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ground ; so Giant Grim 
was slain. 

Then Great-heart said : 
Come now with me, and 
you shall take no harm 
from the two beasts. So 
they went by, but shook 
from head to foot at the 
mere si^ht of their teeth 
and claws. 

At length they came in 
sight of the lodge, to 
which they soon went up, 
but made the more haste 
to get there as it grew 
dusk. So when they were 
come to the o^ate the o^uide 
gave a knock, and the man 
at the lodge said in a loud 
voice : Who is there ? 

Great-heart. — It is I. 

Mr. Watchful.— How 
now, Mr. Great -heart? 
What has brought you 
here at so late an hour ? 
Then Great-heart told him 



that he had come with 
some friends on their way 
to Zion. 

Mr. Watchful. — Will 
you go in and stay till the 
day dawns ? 

Great-heart. — No, I will 
go back to my Lord to 



night. 



Christiana. — Ah, Sir, I 
know not how we can part 
with you, for it is to your 
stout heart that we owe 
our lives. You have fought 
for us, you have taught us 
what is right, and your 
faith and your love have 
known no bounds. 

Mercy. — O that we 
could have you for our 
guide all the rest of the 
way ! For how can such 
weak folk as we are hold 
out in a path fraught with 
toils and snares if we have 
no friend to take us ? 



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James. — Pray, Sir, keep 
with us and help us, when 
the way we go is so hard 
to find. 

Great- heart. — As my 
Lord wills, so must I do ; 
if He send me to join you 
once more, I shall be glad 
to wait on you. But it 
was here that you were in 
fault at first, for when He 
bade me come thus far 
with you, if you had said, 
We beg of you to let him 
go quite through with us. 
He would have let me do 
so. But now I must go 
back ; and so good Chris- 
tiana, Mercy, and my dear 
boys, fare ye all well. 

Then did Watchful, who 
kept the lodge, ask Chris- 
tiana whence she had 
come, and who her friends 
were. 

Christiana. — I come from 



The City of Destruction, 
and I was the wife of one 
Christian, who is dead. 

Then Watchful ranor the 
bell, as at such times he is 
wont, and there came to 
the door a maid, to whom 
he said : Go, make it 
known that Christiana, the 
wife of Christian, and her 
four boys are come on 
their way to The Celestial 
City. 

So she went in and told 
all this. And, oh, what 
shouts of joy were sent 
forth when those words 
fell from her mouth ? So 
all came with haste to 
Watchful ; for Christiana 
still stood at the door. 

Some of the most grave 
then said to her : Chris- 
tiana, come in, thou wife 
of that good man ; come 
in, thou blest one ; come 



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in, with all that are with 
thee. 

So she went in, and the 
rest with her. They then 
bade them sit down in a 
large room, where the 
chief of the house came 
to see them and to cheer 
up his guests. Then he 
gave each of them a kiss. 
But as it was late, and 
Christiana and the rest 
were faint with the great 
fright they had had, they 
would fain have gone to 
rest. 

Nay, said those of the 
house, take first some 
meat ; for as Watchful had 
heard that they were on 
their way, a lamb had 
been slain for them. When 
the meal had come to an 
end, and they had sung a 
psalm, Christiana said : If 
we may be so bold as to 



choose, let us be in that 
room which was Christian's 
when he was here. 

So they took them there, 
but ere she went to sleep 
Christiana said : I did not 
think when my poor Chris- 
tian set off with his load 
on his back that I should 
do the same thino^. 

Mercy. — No, nor did 
you think then that you 
should rest in the same 
room as he had done. 

Christiana. — And less 
still to see his dear face 
once more who was dead 
and gone, and to praise 
the Lord the King with 
him ; and yet now I think 
I shall. 

Mercy. — Do you not 
hear a noise ? 

Christiana. — Hark ! as 
far as I can make out, the 
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the lute, the pipe, and the 
horn. 

Mercy. — Sweet sounds 
in the house, sweet sounds 
in the air, sweet sounds in 
the heart, for joy that we 
are here ! 

Thus did Christiana and 
Mercy chat a while, and 
they then slept. 

Now at dawn when they 
woke up, Christiana said 
to Mercy, What was it 
that made you laugh in 
your sleep last night ? 
Were you in a dream ? 

Mercy. — Yes, and a 
sweet dream it was. But 
are you sure that I did 
laugh ? 

Christiana. — Yes, you 
gave a laugh as if from 
your heart of hearts. Do 
pray Mercy tell it to me. 

Mercy. — I dreamt that 
I lay in some lone wood 



to weep and wail, for that 
my heart should be so 
hard a one. Now I had 
not been there long when 
I thought there were some 
who had come to hear me 
speak in my sleep ; but I 
went on with my moans.' 
At this they said with a 
laugh, that I was a fool. 
Then I saw a Bright One 
with wings come up to 
me, who said: Mercy, 



w 



hat ail 



ans 



you 



And 



when he heard the cause 
of my grief, he said : Peace 
be to thee. He then came 
up to wipe off my tears, 
and had me clad in robes 
of gold, and put a chain 
on my neck, and a crown 
on my head. Then he 
took me by the hand and 
said : Mercy, come this 
way. So he went up with 
me till we came to a gate, 



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at which he gave a knock, 
and then he took me to a 
throne on which one sat. 
The place was as bright as 
the stars, nay more hke the 
sun. And I thought that 
I saw Christian there. So 
I woke from my dream. 
But did I laugh? 

Christiana.-Laugh! Yes, 
and so you might, to see 
how well off you were ! 
For you must give me 
leave to tell you, that as 
you find the first part true, 
so you will find the last. 

Mercy. — Well, I am 
glad of my dream, for I 
hope ere long to see it 
come to pass, so as to 
make me laugh once more. 

Christiana. — I think it 
is now high time to rise, 
and to know what we 
must do. 

Mercy. — Pray, if they 



should ask us to stay, let 
us by all means do so ; for 
I should much like to 
know more of these maids. 
I think Prudence, Piety, 
and Charity have, each of 
them, a most choice mien. 

Christiana. — We shall 
see what they will do. 

So they came down. 

Then said Prudence and 
Piety : If you will stay 
here, you shall have what 
the house will yield. 

Charity. — Yes, and that 
with a good will. 

So they were there some 
time, much to their good. 

Prudence. — Christiana, 
I give you all praise, for 
you have brought your 
boys up well. With James 
I have had a long chat; 
he is a good boy, and has 
learnt much that will bring 
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lives on this earth, and in 
the world to come it will 
cause him to see the face 
of Him who sits on the 
throne. For my own part, 
I will teach all your sons. 
At the same time, said she 
to them, you must still 
give heed to all that Chris- 
tiana can teach you ; but 
more than all, you must 
read the Book of God's 
Word, which sent your 
dear sire on his way to the 
land of bliss. 

By the time that Chris- 
tiana and the rest had 
been in this place a week, 
a man, Mr. Brisk by name, 
came to woo Mercy, with 
the wish to wed her. Now 
Mercy was fair to look on, 
and her mind was at all 
times set on work and the 
care of those round her. 
She would knit hose for 



the poor, and give to all 
those things of which they 
stood in need. 

She will make me a 
good house wife, thought 
Brisk. 

Mercy one day said to 
those of the house : Will 
you tell me what you think 
of Mr. Brisk? 

They then told her that 
the young man would seem 
to have a great sense of 
the love of God, but that 
they had fears it did not 
reach his soul, which they 
thouofht did cleave too 
much to this world. 

Nay then, said Mercy, I 
will look no more on him, 
for I will not have a clog 
to my soul. 

Prudence. — If you go 
on as you have set out, 
and work so hard for the 
poor, he will soon cool. 



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So the next time he | they sent to Mr. Skill to 
came, he found her at her cure him. Then said he : 



work. 

What still at it? said 
he. 

Mercy. — Yes. 

Mr. Brisk. — How much 
can you earn in the day ? 

Mercy. — I work at these 
thinijs for the Q^ood of 
those for whom I do them ; 
and more than this, to do 
the will of Him who was 
slain on the cross for me. 

With that his face fell, 
and he came no more to 
see her. 

Prudence. — Did I not 
tell you that Mr. Brisk 
would soon flee from you ? 
Yea, he may seem to love 
Mercy, but Mercy and he 
could not tread the same 
road of life side by side. 

Now Matthew, the son 
of Christiana, fell sick, so 



Tell me what he eats. 

Christiana. — Well, there 
is no food here but what 
is good. 

Mr. Skill. — This boy 
has in him a crude mass 
of food, which if I do not 
use the means to get rid 
of, he will die. 

Samuel said to Chris- 
tiana, What was it that 
you saw Matthew pick up 
and eat when we came 
from the gate which is at 
the head of this way ? 

Christiana. — It was some 
of the fruit that grows 
there ; I chid him for it. 

Skill. — I felt sure that it 
was some bad food ; now 
that fruit hurts more than 
all, for it is the fruit from 
Beelzebub's orrounds. Did 
no one warn you of it ? 



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Some fall down dead when 
they eat it. 

Then Christiana wept 
and said : What shall I do 
for my son ? Pray, Sir, 
try your best to cure him, 
let it cost what it may. 

Then Skill gave strange 
drugs to him, which he 
would not take. So Chris- 
tiana put one of them to 
the tip of her tongue. Oh 
Matthew, said she, it is 
sweet, sweet as balm ; if 
you love me, if you love 
Mercy, if you love your 
life, do take it. 

So in time he did, and 
felt grief for his sin. He 
quite lost the pain, so that 
with a staff he could walk, 
and went from room to 
room to talk with Mercy, 
Prudence, Piety, and Char- 

ity. 

Christiana. — Pray, Sir, 



th 



ese 



pills 



what else are 
good for ? 

Skill. — They are good 
for all those that eo on 
their way to The Celestial 
City. 

Christiana. — I pray of 
you to make me up a large 
box full of them, for if I 
can get these, I will take 
none else. 

Skill. — I make no doubt 
that if a man will but use 
them as he should, he 
could not die. But, good 
Christiana, these pills will 
be of no use if vou do not 
give them as I have done, 
and that is, in a glass of 
grief for the sins of those 
who take them. So he 
eave some to Christiana 
and the rest of her boys, 
and to Mercy ; he bade 
Matthew, too, keep a good 
look out that he ate no 



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more green plums ; then 
he eave him a kiss, and 
went his way. 

Now, as they had spent 
some time here, they made 
a move <o go. Then Jo- 
seph, who was Christi- 
ana's third son, said to 
her : You were to send to 
the house of Mr. Inter- 
preter to beg of hmi to 
grant that Mr. Great- 
heart should go with us as 
our o^uide. 

Good boy ! said Chris- 
tiana, I had not thought 
of it. 

So she wrote a note, 
and Interpreter said to the 
man who brought it : Go, 
tell them that I will send 
him. 

Great-heart soon came, 
and he said to Christiana 
and Mercy : My Lord has 
sent you some wine and 



burnt corn, and to the 
boys figs and dry grapes. 

They then set off, and 
Prudence and Piety went 
with them. But first Chris- 
tiana took leave of Watch- 
ful, who kept the gate, and 
put a small coin in his 
hand while she gave him 
her thanks for all that he 
had done for her and her 
dear boys. She then said 
to him: Have you seen 
men go by since we have 
been here? 

Watchful. — Yes, I have, 
and there has been a great 
theft on this high way ; 
but the thieves were 



caught. 



Then Christiana and 
Mercy said they felt great 
fear to eo on that road. 

Matthew. — Fear not, as 
lonof as we have Mr. Great- 
heart with us to cruide us. 



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I now saw in my dream 
that they went on till they 
came to the brow of the 
hill, when Piety said : O, I 
must go back to fetch that 
which I meant to o^ive to 
Christiana and Mercy, and 
it was a list of all those 
things which they had seen 
at the house where we live. 
On these, said she, I beg 
of you to look from time 
to time, and call them to 
mind for your good. 

They now went down 
the hill to the Vale of Hu- 
miliation. It was a steep 
hill, and their feet slid as 
they went on ; but they 
took great care, and when 
they had got to the foot 
of it, Piety said to Chris- 
tiana: This is the vale 
where Christian met with 
ApoUyon, and where they 
had that fierce fio^ht which 



I know you must have 
heard of But be of eood 
cheer, as long as we have 
Mr. Great-heart to o^uide 
us, there is nought here 
that will hurt us, save 
those sights that spring 
from our own fears. And 
as to Apollyon, the good 
folk of the town, who tell 
us that such a thinor fell 
out in such a place, to the 
hurt of such a one, think 
that some foul fiend haunts 
that place, when lo ! it is 
from the fruit of their own 
ill deeds that such thino^s 
do fall on them. For they 
that make slips must look 
for frights. And hence it 
is that this vale has so bad 
a name. 

James. — See, there is a 
post with words on it, I 
will go and read them. 

So he went, and found 



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that these words were cut 
on it: Let the sHps which 
Christian met with ere he 
came here, and the fights 
he had in this place, warn 
all those who come to the 
Vale of Humiliation. 

Mr. Great-heart. — It is 
not so hard to go up as 
down this hill, and that 
can be said of but few hills 
in this part of the world. 
But we will leave the good 
man, he is at rest, and he 
had a brave fight with the 
foe ; let Him who dwells 
on hio^h orrant that we fare 
no worse when our strength 
comes to be put to the test. 
This vale brings forth 
much fruit. 

Now, as they went on, 
they met a boy who was 
clad in mean clothes and 
kept watch on some sheep. 
He had a fine fresh face, 



and as he sat on a bank he 



sanor a sons:. 



Hark, said Great-heart, 
to the words of that boy's 



song. 



S# they gave ear to it. 

"He that is down need fear no fall, 
He that is low, no pride, 
He that is meek at all times shall 
Have God to be his guide." 

Then said Great-heart: 
Do you hear him ? I dare 
say this boy leads as gay a 
life as he that is clad in 
silk, and that he wears 
more of that plant which 
they call heart's ease. 

Samuel. — Ask Great- 
heart in what part of this 
vale it was that Apollyon 
came to fight Christian ? 

Great-heart. — The fight 
took place at that part of 
the plain which has the 
name of Forgetful Green. 
And if those who go on 




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their way meet with a 
shock, it is when they lose 
sieht of the orood which 
they have at the hand 
of Him who dwells on 
high. 

Mercy. — I think I feel 
as well in this place as I 
have done in all the rest 
of our way. This vale has 
a sweet grace, and just 
suits my mind ; for I love 
to be in such a spot as this, 
where there are no coach 
wheels to make a din. 
Here one may think a 
while what he is, whence 
he came, and for what the 
King has made him ; here 
one may muse and pray. 

Just then they thought 
that the ground they trod 
on shook, 
bade them be 
cheer, and look well to 
their feet, lest by chance 



But the guide 
of good 



they should meet with some 
snare. 

Then James felt sick, 
but I think the cause of it 
was fear, and Christiana 
gave him some of the wine 
which Mr. Interpreter had 
put in her hands, and three 
of the pills which Mr. Skill 
had made up, and the boy 
soon got well. 

They then went on a 
while, and Christiana said : 
What is that thing on the 
road ? A thine of such a 
shape I have not seen in 
all my life ! 

Joseph said : What is it ? 

A vile thing, child ; a 
vile thinof ! said she. 

Joseph. — But what is it 
like? 

Christiana. — It is like — 
I can't tell what. Just then 
it was far off, now it is 
nigh. 



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Great-heart. — Well, well, j not to fear, but to stand 
let them that have the most still, and see what an end 



fear keep close to me. 

Then it went out of sight 
of all of them. 

But they had not gone 
far when Mercy cast a 
look back, and saw, as she 
thought, a great beast come 
fast up to them with a loud 
roar. 

This noise made them 
all quail with fright, save 
their guide, who fell back 
and put the rest in front of 
him. But when the brute 
saw that Great-heart meant 
to fight him, he drew back 
and was seen no more. 

Now they had not left 
the spot long when a great 
mist fell on them, so that 
they could not see. 

What shall we do ? said 
they. 

Their euide told them 



he would put to this too. 

Then said Christiana to 
Mercy: Now I see what 
my poor dear Christian 
went through ; I have 
heard much of this place. 
Poor man, he went here in 
the dead of the night, and 
no one with him ; but who 
can tell what the Valley 
of the Shadow of Death 
should mean, till they 
come to see it ? To be 
here fills my breast with 
awe ! 

Great-heart. — It seems 
now as if the earth and its 
bars were round us. I 
would not boast, but I 
trust we shall still make 
our way. Come, let us 
pray for light to Him that 
can give it. 

So did they weep and 



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pray. And as the path 
was now more smooth, 
they went straight on. 

Mercy. — To be here is 
not so sweet as it was 
at The Gate, or at Mr. 
Interpreter's, or at the 
house where we were 
last. 

Oh, said one of the boys, 
it is not so bad to go 
through this place as it is 
to dwell here for all time ; 
for aught I know we have 
to go this way that our last 
home may- seem to us the 
more blest. 

Great-heart. — Well said, 
Samuel ; thou dost now 
speak like a man. 

Samuel. — Why, if I do 
in truth get out of this 
place, I think I shall prize 
that which is light and 
good more than I have 
done all my life. 



Great-heart. — We shall 
be out by and by. 

So on they went. 

Joseph. — Can we not see 
to the end of this vale yet? 

Great-heart. — Look to 
your feet, for you will soon 
be where the snares are. 

So they took good heed. 

Great-heart. — Men come 
here and brinof no sfuide 
with them ; hence it is 
they die from the snares 
they meet with in the 
way. Poor Christian ! it 
is strange he should have 
got out of this place, and 
been safe. But God dwelt 
in his soul, and he had 
a stout heart of his own, 
or else he could not have 
done it. 

Christiana. — I wish that 
there were some inn here 
where we could all take 
rest. 



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Well, said Mr. Honest — 
one whom they had just 
met — there is such a place 
not far off. 

So there they went, and 
the host, whose name was 
Gaius, said : Come in, for 
my house was built for 
none but such as you. 

Great-heart.-Good Gaius, 
let us sup. What have 
you for us to eat ? We 
have gone through great 
toils, and stand much in 
want of food. 

Gaius. — It is too late for 
us to go out and seek food ; 
but of such as we have 
you shall eat. 

The meal was then 
spread, and near the end 
of the feast all sat round 
the board to crack nuts, 
when old Honest said to 
Gaius : Tell me what this 
verse means ? 



A man there was, and some did count 

him mad ; 
The more that this man gave the more 

he had. 

Then all the youths gave 
a o^uess as to what Gaius 
would say to it ; so he sat 
still a while, and then said : 

He that gives his goods to the poor, 
Shall have as much and ten times 
more. 

Joseph. — I did not think. 
Sir, that you would have 
found it out. 

Gaius. — Ah ! I have 
learnt of my Lord to be 
kind, and I find I gain by 
it. 

Then Samuel said in 
a low tone to Christiana : 
This is a good man's 
house ; let us make a long 
stay, and why should not 
Matthew wed Mercy here ? 

When Gaius heard him 
say this, quoth he : With 



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all my heart. And he 
gave Mercy to Matthew 
to wife. 

By this time Christiana's 
son James had come of 
age, and Gaius gave Phebe 
(who was his child) to be 
his wife. They spent ten 
days more at the house of 
Gaius, and then took their 
leave. But on the last day 
he made them a feast, of 
which they all ate and 
drank. 

Great-heart.-Now, Gaius, 
the hour has come that we 
must be gone ; so tell me 
what I owe you for this 
long stay at your inn, for 
we have been here some 
years. 

Gaius. — At my house 
no one pays ; for the good 
Samaritan told me that I 
was to look to him for all 
the charo^e I was at. 



They now took leave of 
him and went on their 
way, when they met with 
all kinds of frights and 
fears, till they came to a 
place which bore the name 
of Vanity Fair. There 
they went to the house of 
Mr. Mnason, who said to 
his guests: If there be a 
thing that you stand in 
need of, do but say so, and 
we will do what we can to 
get it for you. 

Well, then, said they, we 
should like much to see 
some of the good folk in 
this town. 

So Mnason gave a stamp 
with his foot, at which 
Grace came up, and he 
sent her to fetch some of 
his friends who were in 
the house, and they all 
sat down to a meal. 

Then said Mr. Mnason, 



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as he held out his hand to 
point to Christiana: My 
friends, I have guests here 
who are on their way to 
Zion. But who do you 
think this is? This is the 
wife of Christian, whom 
(with his friend Faithful) 
the men of this town did 
treat so ill. 

Well, said they, who 
would have thought to 
meet Christiana at this 
place ! May The King 
whom you love and serve 
bring you were he is, in 
peace ! 

They then- told her that 
the blood of Faithful had 
lain like a load on their 
hearts; and that since they 
had burnt him no more 
men had been sent to the 
Stake at Vanity Fair. In 
those days, said they, good 
men could not walk the 



streets, but now they can 
shew their heads. 

Christiana and her sons 
and Mercy made this place 
their home for some years, 
and in course of time Mr. 
Mnason, who had a wife 
and two girls, gave his first 
born, whose name was 
Grace, to Samuel to wife, 
and Martha to Joseph. 

Now, one day, a huge 
snake came out of the 
woods and slew some of 
the folk of the town. None 
of these were so bold as to 
dare to face him, but all 
fled when they heard that 
he came near, for he took 
off the babes by scores. 

But Great-heart and the 
rest of the men who were 
at Mr. Mnason's • house, 
made up their minds to 
kill this snake, and so rid 
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went forth to meet him, 
and at first the snake did 
not seem to heed them ; 
but as they were strong 
men at arms, they drove 
him back. Then they lay 
in wait for him, and fell on 
him, till at last they knew 
he must die of his wounds. 
By this deed Mr. Great- 
heart and the rest won the 
good will of the whole 
town. 

The time now drew near 
for them to go on their 
way. Mr. Great-heart went 
first as their guide ; and I 
saw in my dream that they 
came to the stream on this 
side of The Delectable 
Mountains, where fine trees 
grew on each bank, the 
leaves of which were good 
for the health, and the 
fields were green all the 
year round ; and here they 



might lie down and be safe. 
Here, too, there were folds 
for sheep, and a house was 
built in which to rear the 
lambs, and there was One 
who kept watch on them, 
who would take them in 
His arms and lay them in 
His breast. 

Now Christiana bade the 
four young wives place 
their babes by the side of 
this stream, so that they 
miofht lack nought in time 
to come : For, said she, if 
they should stray or be 
lost. He will bring them 
back; He will give strength 
to the sick, and here they 
shall not want meat, drink, 
or clothes. So they left 
their young ones to Hmi. 

When they went to By- 
Path Meadow they sat on 
the stile to which Christian 
had gone with Hopeful, 



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when Giant Despair shut 
the two up in Doubting 
Castle. They sat down to 
think what would be the 
best thing to do, now that 
they were so strong a force, 
and had such a man as 
Mr. Great-heart to guide 
them ; to wit, if it would 
not be well to pull down 
Doubting Castle, and 
should there be poor souls 
shut up there who were on 
their way to The Celestial 
City, to set them free. 
One said this thing, and 
one said that ; at last quoth 
Mr. Great-heart : We are 
told in the book of God's 
Word, that we are to fight 
the good fight. And, I 
pray, with whom should 
we fioht if not with Giant 
Despair? So who will go 
with me ? 

Christiana's four sons 



said: We will; for thev 
were young and strong; so 
they left their wives and 
went. 

When they gave their 
knock at the gate, Giant 
Despair and his wife. Diffi- 
dence, came to them. 

Giant Despair. — Who 
and what is he that is so 
bold as to come to the gate 
of Giant Despair? 

Great-heart. — It is I, a 
ofuide to those who are on 
their way to Zion. And 
I charge thee to throw 
wide thy gates and stand 
forth, for I am come to 
slay thee and pull down 
thy house. 

Giant Despair. — What, 
shall such as Great-heart 
make me fear? No. 

So he put a cap of steel 
on his head, and with a 
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club in his hand, he came 
out to fight his foes. 

Then these six men made 
up to him, and they fought 
for their hves, till Despair 
was brought to the ground, 
and put to death by Great- 
heart. Next they fell on 
his house, but it took six 
days to pull it down. They 
found there Mr. Des- 
pondency and one Much- 
afraid, his child, and set 
them free. 

Then they all went on to 
The Delectable Mountains. 
They made friends with 
the men that kept watch 
on their flocks, who were 
as kind to them as they 
had been to Christian and 
Hopeful. 

You have brought a 
good train with you, said 
they. Pray, where did you 
find them ? 



So their guide told them 
how it had come to pass. 

By and by they got to 
The Enchanted Ground, 
where the air makes men 
sleep. Now they had not 
gone far, when a thick mist 
fell on them, so that for a 
while they could not see ; 
and as they could not walk 
by sight, they kept near 
their guide by the help of 
words. But one fell in a 
bush, while one stuck fast 
in the mud, and some of 
the youno: ones lost their 
shoes in the mire. Oh, I 
am down ! said one. Where 
are you ? cries the next ; 
while a third said : I am 
held fast in this bush. 

Then they came to a 
bench, Slothful's Friend by 
name, which had shrubs 
and plants round it, to 
screen those who sat there 



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from the sun. But Chris- 
tiana and the rest gave 
such eood heed to what 
their guide told them, that 
though they were worn out 
with toil, yet there was not 
one of them that had so 
much as a wish to stop 
there ; for they knew that 
it would be death to sleep 
but for a short time on The 
Enchanted Ground. 

Now as it was still dark, 
their guide struck a light 
that he might look at his 
map (the book of God's 
Word); and had he not 
done so, they would all 
have been lost, for just at 
the end of the road was a 
pit, full of mud, and no one 
can tell how deep. 

Then thought I : Who is 
there but would have one 
of these maps or books in 
which he may look when 



he is in doubt, and knows 
not which way he should 
take? 

They soon came to a 
bench, on which sat two 
men. Heedless and Too- 
bold ; and Christiana and 
the rest shook their heads, 
for they saw that these men 
were in a bad case. They 
knew not what they ought 
to do : to oro on and leave 
them in their sleep, or to 
try to wake them. Now 
the guide who knew them 
both, spoke to them by 
name ; but not a sound 
could he hear from their 
lips. So Great-heart at 
last shook them, and did 
all he could to wake 
them. 

One of the two, whose 
name was Heedless, said: 
Nay, I will pay you when 
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At this the guide shook 
his head. 

Then Too-bold spoke 
out : I will fight as long as 
I can hold my sword. 

When he had said this 
all who stood round gave 
a laugh. 

Christiana. — What does 
that mean ? 

Great-heart. — They talk 
in their sleep. If you strike 
or shake them, they will 
still talk in the same way, 
for their sleep is like that 
of the man on the mast of 
a ship, when the waves of 
the sea beat on him. 

Theq did Christiana, 
Mercv, and their train eo 
on with fear, and they 
souo^ht from their Q^uide a 
light for the rest of the 
way. 

But as the poor babes' 
cries were loud for want of 



rest, all fell on their knees 
to pray for help. And, by 
the time that they had 
gone but a short way, a 
wind sprang up which 
drove off the fog : so, now 
that the air was clear, they 
made their way. 

Then they came to the 
land of Beulah, where the 
sun shines night and day. 
Here they took some rest, 
and ate of the fruit that 
huno^ from the bouo^hs 
round them. But all the 
sleep that they could wish 
for in such a land as this 
was but for a short space 
of time ; for the bells rang 
to such sweet tunes, and 
such a blaze of lights burst 
on their eyes, that they 
soon rose to walk to and 
fro on this bright way, 
where no base feet dare to 
tread. 



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And now thev heard to be eone. The swn was 
shouts rise up, for there a shaft with a sharp point, 
was a noise in the town which was to tell her that 
that a post was come from at the time the note spoke 
The Celestial City with j of she must die. 
words of great joy for Christiana heard with 

Christiana, the wife of joy that her toils would so 
Christian. So search was i soon be at an end, and that 
made for her, and the she should once more live 
house was found in which 
she was. 



with her dear Christian. 
She then sent for her 
Then the post put a note sons and their wives to 
in her hands, the words of | come to her. To these she 
which were: Hail, orood eave words of ofood cheer. 
Christiana ! I bring thee She told them how glad 
word that the Lord calls i she was to have them near 
for thee, and waits for thee \ her at such a time. She 
to stand near His throne sou^rht, too, to make her 
in robes of white, in ten \ own death, now close at 



days' time. 

When he who brought 
the note had read it to her, 



hand, of use to them, from 
this time up to the hour 
when they should each of 



he gave her a sign that them have to quit this 
they were words of truth world. Her hope was that 
and love, and said he had ' it might help to guide them 
come to bid her make haste ; on their path ; that the 



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Faith which she had tauorht 
them to chng to, would 
have sunk deep in their 
hearts ; and that all their 
works should spring from 
love to God. She could 
but pray that they would 
bear these words in mind, 
and put their whole trust 
in Him who had borne 
their sins on the Cross, and 



had been slain to save 
them. 

When the day came that 
she must go forth to the 
world of love and truth, 
the road was full of those 
who would fain see her 
start on her way ; and the 
last words that she was 
heard to say were : I come, 
Lord, to be with Thee. 



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